samara
dixon

ABOUT SAMARA:

Samara Dixon is a Melbourne based Artist, Author and Illustrator who has always had a passion for drawing and wildlife. However, her recent art journey came about through volunteering at a wildlife shelter during the 2019/2020 bush fires.

Samara helped at the shelter every week for over two years, assisting the animals with caring, feeding, cleaning and was even part of some releases. It was an amazing experience! But Samara wanted to do more to raise awareness and help the shelter. Hence Samara started drawing the animals there, with the intention of writing a children's book which would help to educate and inform children about what shelters do. The purpose was also to give the proceeds from the book sales to the shelter to assist with their running costs.

The first book Samara published is called Willow The Bare Nosed Wombat, based on Willow, the very first wombat Samara ever met and helped care for initially at the shelter. Since then, Samara has written two more children’s books: Hello, and Hello Too, also based on Australian Wildlife.

The wildlife shelter is now taking a well-earned break, however Samara is still drawing wildlife and making children’s books. This is done in the hope that her quirky, yet realistic drawing style may make people love and acknowledge our animals. Samara hoped that this will help raise awareness about how precious both our animals and their habitats are, plus highlight the need to protect and preserve this for future generations.

Medium: pencil drawings
Tags: wildlife, conservation, illustration, shelter