Whio on Pink Art Print – Blue Duck

Description

Whio on Pink Art Print

Hand drawn and digitally coloured NZ Native Blue Duck art print by NZ Artist Penny Royal.

High quality unframed laser print on Crane Lettra Pearl White 300gsm Rag stock.

I also have this design available on wallpaper, fabric and homewares here and also cushions!

Prints are available in A4 and A3, please get in touch if you would like a different size.

Please note, prints are made to order and will be ready for dispatch within 7 days.

All prints are printed at my local printer based in Richmond, NZ. Then hand signed and packaged by me in Stoke, NZ.

Art prints are sent in a cellophane sleeve and shipped flat.

Whio on Pink Art Print by Penny Royal Design

I have wholesale options for these if you are a retailer, so please get in touch via my contact page, I would love to work with you!

Note on Shipping:

Did you know that I only charge a flat rate for shipping for greeting cards, art prints and calendars regardless of how many you purchase?

You just pay for the biggest item in your cart and then you can add alllll the other cards, prints and calendars for no extra shipping!! I also don’t charge extra for Rural delivery (I got you country folk, I was raised in the wop wops 😊)

So, say you buy an A4 art print – within NZ shipping is $7.50 (this is what I get charged, no markup from me). Then you add a calendar, wait 2 calendars for both your sisters-in-law. Then 8 greeting cards and 3 more A4 art prints… you will still only pay $7.50 shipping.

I also have a free pickup option for my local peeps. Just select ‘Free Local Pickup’ from the shipping options in checkout and you won’t pay a thing for shipping. And let’s be honest, I usually hand deliver them if I am going past!

International folks

The shipping from NZ is really expensive for us (the downside of living on a beautiful island in the middle of nowhere). But same deal, you only pay one flat rate for the largest item. So, same price for 1 art print as it is for 10… or more! (I mean if you want to order 1500 art prints, I will be so frikken grateful for the order I am happy to shout you the extra shipping, even if you live in Antarctica!).

Packaging my items as beautifully and safely as I possibly can is one of my favorite things. I try to use as much recycled packaging as I can. However, I am not perfect, and am totally open to suggestions! I have an awesome record of items arriving perfectly. People always comment how beautiful their package was to open.

I even had an A3 print that went all the way to Italy and back (delivery address issue at the Italian end) and while the packaging was a little tatty, the art print inside was still perfect!!

Shipping Charges Discrepancy

Occasionally I have had an issue on third party sites overcharging the shipping. But I have worked out how to refund part of the shipping, so I just put that back through to the customer – even if it is only $2.80, I got you.

The other items on my website are not items I keep in stock in my office studio in Stoke, Nelson, NZ. They are printed on demand and shipped by my awesome collaboration partners from all over the world. I love print on demand, it means I can offer a huge range of high quality items with no wastage. Nothing is created until you order it, and then it is printed just for you. So the shipping rates are set by them and not something I have any control over.

Whio on Pink Art Print

These charming birds are a taonga species that the Māori deeply cherish. Māori people maintain a profound cultural, spiritual, and historical connection with them. In the North Island, they call them whio; in the South Island, ko whio whio. These names echo the male bird’s distinctive call and highlight their alert nature-often, the vigilant male will spot you before you notice him and immediately sound an alarm.

Whio are ancient waterfowl whose unique anatomy and behaviors evolved during their long isolation in New Zealand. As iconic back-country birds, whio feature prominently on the New Zealand $10 note, symbolizing their national significance. Blue ducks thrive year-round in fast-flowing rivers, making them rare among waterfowl worldwide for their river habitat specialization.

Blue ducks play a vital role as indicators of river health. They flourish in clean, fast-flowing streams with high water quality, stable banks, and diverse invertebrate life. When breeding pairs settle in a river, they signal a healthy ecosystem, which underscores their importance in conservation. Endemic to New Zealand, whio-or blue ducks-live nowhere else in the world, making them even rarer than some kiwi species.