Kate Smith,the artist behind every pack

The illustrations on our packs are the work of Kate Smith, our dear friend and a local Bendigo artist. Each design is painted by hand.

Kate paints Australian native flora and fauna from her home in Bendigo, and her work is on every Little Puggles carton, pouch and pack. Each nappy size carries its own animal-and-plant pairing, painted for that size alone. A small thing, but we wanted every carton to feel like a small piece of Australia.

Kate Smith seated in front of one of her large native flora paintings

“I love creating art to share my joy with everyone around me. Whether it’s sweet little native florals and fauna, or a quirky dog in sunnies; life is too short to take seriously. I hope to share my art far and wide to make people happy!”

Kate Smith, Kate Smith Art

Find Kate’s art.

Little Puggles is one corner of Kate’s world. Under Kate Smith Art she paints originals and prints, from native florals and fauna to the odd quirky dog in sunnies, and shows her work at markets around Bendigo and central Victoria.

New pieces land on her Instagram first.

Kate Smith at her Kate Smith Art market stall surrounded by her paintings

See Kate’s work on Instagram

One pairing, per size.

Kate painted a full set for the range, and no two sizes share one. Nappies: quokka and yellow bottlebrush on Size 1, galah and wattle on Size 2, echidna and banksia on Size 3, wombat and gum leaf on Size 4, platypus and pink bottlebrush on Size 5. Nappy pants: emu and wax flower on Size 3, cockatoo and flowering gum on Size 4, echidna and pink bottlebrush on Size 5, wombat and wattle on Size 6. On the wipes, a quokka, a galah and an echidna share the pack.