Drawn By Shawn: Bullet Wild and Free

Bullet Wild and Free drawing by Shawn

Long-time Koala Gardens supporter Shawn loves to draw members of the colony and we all love to see his work. His drawings really capture the features and personality of each koala he draws. Bullet, a former colony member much loved by us all, holds, a special place in Shawn’s heart and so, naturally, Bullet is a koala that Shawn loves to draw.

Shawn has his own Discord channel on the Friends of Koala Gardens server. We all get to watch his drawings in stages there. This is a lot of fun.

Over the past few years we have had the privilege of watching Shawn’s drawing abilities develop as he has learned many apps.

Shawn loved to see Bullet’s acrobatics, as shown in this photo, and was inspired to draw him in action.

Watch how Shawn developed this drawing:

Bullet Wild and Free

Shawn says “I love Bullet because he loved freedom. He even ripped his ear to get rid of the ear tag. That’s Bullet. He always went his own way, but chose the best place to live at Koala Gardens. He left us with fantastic memories and I’ll always keep them in my heart”.

You can read more about Bullet and his life at Koala Gardens here.

Shawn has a YouTube playlist of the drawings he has produced to celebrate Save the Koala Month, held in September each year

Shawn also wrote a beautiful poem about Bullet for Wild Koala Day in 2025 – you can read it here.

Join the Colony and get involved

You can become part of the Koala Gardens Colony by adopting one of the resident wild koalas. You can also become a Patron,  and one level has an adoption option.

Come and discuss Koala Gardens and all things koala on Discord where we hold lots of interesting and often in-depth discussions there. Lots of fun!

You will become part of the family and help  provide much needed koala habitat.

You can also follow Katrina and the Koalas on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Koala Gardens publishes a small number of delightful illustrated children’s books in the The Adventures of Mist series. Check out the beautifully engaging and educational design.  Our mission is to help children to “Fall in love with Nature”.

You can even find some great Koala Gardens gifts over at Redbubble where there is huge range of designs on an even bigger range of items.

Alternatively, you can find quick access links to everything Koala Gardens via Link Tree.