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Illustrator Mel Armstrong interview with Indie Boho
September 5, 2023

Meet Mel Armstrong, Creator of Sunset Cockatoo and her Passion to Teach Surface Pattern Design

Mel Armstrong is an Aussie/Kiwi Illustrator & Surface Pattern Designer who now lives in Wellington, New Zealand. Mel is the talent behind Indie Boho's new collection - Sunset Cockatoo. She drew her inspiration for this design from the many years living in the Southern Highlands, NSW. She illustrates for children’s books, shoes, designs fabric, stationery and baby products for clients such as Scholastic UK, Harper Collins, Hallmark Creative US, American Greetings and Oxford University Press to name a few. Mel was once a ballet dancer, then had a corporate career as a graphic artist and web designer for many years before she found her passion for surface pattern design about 10 years ago. 
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  • Bog Dog Pet Foods explain raw food diet to Indie Boho
    January 31, 2020

    The Benefits of Raw Feeding, with Experts Big Dog Pet Foods

    Since releasing our range of ceramic food and water bowls last year, we have been loving the photos, posts and stories from so many of you, showing us what you are feeding your dogs! 

    With a variety of options from wet to dry, kibble to grain free, we thought we'd take a closer look at what a raw food diet is. And the best people to tell us all about it are the fabulous folk at Big Dog Pet Foods, the leaders in this field. In this article we cover BARF, the ingredients of a raw food diet and all the health benefits for your pet. 

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  • Allira Batstone SCARS Sunshine Coast Animal Refuge Dogs
    September 6, 2019

    Indie Boho– Supporting Our Local Animal Refuge SCARS

    Sunshine Coast Animal Refuge (SCARS) has been operating since 1979 – that’s 40 years this year! The shelter is well known to our local community and has made an incredible impact, rescuing and re-homing approximately 40,000 dogs and cats in that time. As a not-for-profit charitable organisation SCARS does not receive any government funding; instead they rely heavily on public donations, volunteers and the businesses that support them. We are so proud to have an animal refuge of this scale in our community and that is why they are our chosen charity to support.
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  • Australian Illustrator Binny Talib on the Award Winning Jungle Song, IFC Mall Installations and Jasper
    June 13, 2019

    Australian Illustrator Binny Talib on the Award Winning Jungle Song, IFC Mall Installations and Jasper

    Binny Talib is the renowned Australian Illustrator behind this exclusive design- "Jungle Song". She brought our concept to life with a vibrant jungle scene, including birds of paradise flowers and various plants in contrasting colours. Binny won an Honorable Mention in the New York 3 x 3 Contemporary Illustration Awards for this textile design and we're so fortunate to have it exclusively for Indie Boho!

    Here we interview Binny about children’s books, IFC mall installations in Hong Kong, her border collie that knew 100 words and Jasper her cat!

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