"This is a limited edition, two color, copper plate etching that I made recently. The dodo is inked in graphite ink, with the tree inked in siena. The pigeon in the tree and detail on the dodo are inked in beautiful silver ink. 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. Anyway, I'm fascinated by natural history, and hope you like the etching." - Diana Sudyka
