Monday, April 28, 2008
Etsy: Diana Sudyka
Another beautiful Etsy purchase! This is a limited edition print by the Chicago based artist Diana Sudyka.
It’s so beautiful in person, I absolutely love it. It’s away being framed at the moment and will take pride of place in my sitting room when I eventually get it back (left at framers on April 9! They are taking their own sweet time!). The graphite ink used to print the dodo gives it a lovely softness, something which is heightened by the use of a delicate silver for the highlights.
As well as being aesthetically pleasing I like the meaning it contains:
“Dodos are one of the first species in which its extinction was recorded as being directly linked to humans. They are in the family of birds Columbidae that includes all pigeons and doves. The pigeon in the tree is a breed of domestic that has been bred to exaggerate its crest and feet feathers. The piece is sort of about our relationship with a particular species of animal( i.e., how we drive something to extinction, or manipulate it to our aesthetic needs); in this case pigeons.” Diana Sudyka
I first discovered Diana’s work when I stumbled across one of her rock music posters on another site. That was probably a couple of years ago. Never imagined that I would end up owning one of her pieces - hurray for Etsy!
As well as being an illustrator Diana is a bird enthusiast and volunteers at the Chicago Field Museum of Natural History. She posts lots of gorgeous illustrations on her blog, some inspired by the specimens she comes across at the museum, and others that turn up in her back garden. Go check her out!
Music: ‘Save Me’, Bachelor No 2 or, The Last Remains of the Dodo, Aimee Mann
Comments:
This is lovely. You do have an eye for picking things out from Etsy. Can’t wait to see it framed.
Posted by Cris in Oregon on 04/29 at 12:01 AM
Love! Love! Love!
It’s beautiful!
Posted by Eavan on 04/30 at 10:09 PM
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