Design and Illustration for curiosity and connection

I’m Bohie Blackwood, a creative communicator based in Hobart, Tasmania working across Australia.

I help people connect with the world around them through creativity, learning and shared stories.

Close-up of a moth with brown wings, orange markings, white spots, and feathery antennae
Smiling woman with brown hair and green eyes wearing a white shirt and large earrings
Close-up illustration of a fuzzy honey bee with translucent wings, striped abdomen, and blue-black eyes
Illustration of a furry wombat lying down
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Services

  • Open reconciliation plan booklet for SCEGGS Darlinghurst 2025–2026, featuring Indigenous-inspired artwork and pages outlining the school's vision.

    Graphic Design

  • Educational poster titled “Food Webs in Our Waterways,” illustrating aquatic plants, animals, and energy flow in a pond ecosystem.

    Educational Resources

  • Illustration of a wetland ecosystem with herons, ducks, geese, fish, a turtle, water lilies, reeds, and a sunset boat scene

    Illustration

  • Children paint a colorful underwater mural featuring fish, an octopus, a seahorse, and coral on a brick wall.

    Community Murals

  • Colorful mural of pink flowers, butterflies, pixel art, and gold ribbons on a starry blue wall, with paint supplies below

    Mural Commissions

  • Person wearing a knit beanie paints a coffee shop sign advertising cold coffee.

    Hand Lettering

Selected Projects

Two SCGGS Darlinghurst Reconciliation 2025–2026 booklets featuring Indigenous artwork and a reconciliation quote.
Reconciliation Action Plan Design and consultation
Person standing before a colorful space-themed mural featuring planets, stars, abstract shapes, and large lettering.
"Inspire Growth" Public mural inspiring food sustainability
Educational poster titled “Food Webs in Our Waterways,” illustrating a pond ecosystem, aquatic plants, animals, and energy flow in a food chain.
Educational Resources for Primary School Waterway Stewardship Program

Made with the people it’s for

I help businesses and organisations spark curiosity and get people involved, bringing research, lived experience and different perspectives into the conversation.

Together, we turn those ideas into engaging visuals, learning resources and creative projects. I can guide the process from first conversations to finished work, join your team, or develop a plan for you to take forward.

“Bohie helped us refine and strengthen our approach so that our message became clearer, more powerful, and perfectly fit for purpose.

Her ability to balance design, storytelling, and cultural sensitivity is remarkable.”

— Co-ordinator of Indigenous Education, SCEGGS Darlinghurst

Explore My Process

Youth-engagement
school mural projects +
Australia-wide

School Mural Projects
Four people paint a colorful mural with large pink and blue shapes on a turquoise brick wall.
Stylized black, yellow, and blue frog illustration on a dark background

Testimonials

  • "Bohie builds bridges between unexpected disciplines and inspires all who work with her."

    - Anna-Sophie Jurgens, Australian National University

  • “Bohie’s creative work helped our community connect with place on a deep level.”

    - Nic Plunkett-Cole, Suburban Land Agency

  • “Bohie leaves young people feeling heard, empowered, and part of every project.”

    — Zac Noble, Youth Project Coordinator

  • “Responsive, adaptable, and a joy to work with—our students loved working with Bohie.”

    — Ben Sanderson, Dept for Education SA

  • “Absolute integrity. A rock star for the planet and for lifting up young women.”

    - Sophie Peer, ACT Government

  • “The final result was exceptional—and the public response overwhelming.”

    — Victoria Bowes, Guildhouse SA.

  • “Bohie uses art to celebrate the natural world and challenge inequality.”

    — Paul West, ABC

  • “Bang on concept, smooth process, on time and on budget.”

    - Dr Jono Lineen, National Museum of Australia

  • “Bohie's design process was thoughtful, sensitive, and deeply creative.”

    — Sarah Kearney, Co-ordinator of Indigenous Education, SCEGGS Darlinghurst

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Selected Clients

  • National Museum of Australia logo
  • Black New South Wales Government logo featuring a stylized waratah flower above the words “NSW GOVERNMENT.”
  • Uber logo in black on a white background
  • Black graphic with white text reading “Everyday climate choices.”
  • ACT Government logo featuring the territory crest and black ACT Government text
  • Molonglo Conservation Group logo with stylized green hills and a white flowing river
  • Canberra Airport logo with stylized gray and black airplane graphic
  • University of Tasmania logo featuring a red stylized lion above black text
  • Black stylized Westfield wordmark logo on a white background
  • AGDATAS logo in black text on a white background

Let’s Create Something Meaningful Together

I work with organisations, councils, communities and businesses to turn ideas into visual work that connects, communicates and feels distinctly human.

From community projects and environmental communication to handcrafted signage and spaces, each project is shaped by place, purpose and the people it’s for.

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