Give Me Wings

maiafjord:

There was nothing on here, it looked depressing. So here’s some old work of mine to liven the place up. These illustrations were completed just before Christmas this year, and are part of a series called ‘Animal Inside’. I was inspired by Angela Carter’s Book of Fairy Tales for this project. The drawings depict characters in various stories who were both human and animal at the same time. I found this concept very interesting and decided to explore it through a series of overlapping portraits; the original drawings were drawn in biro pens. They’re also meant to reflect the idea that every human being has certain and specific animal characteristics.