My goal in creating this work was to rethink my usual approach to graphics and dilute the seriousness of ink with something unusual and calm - this is how threads and layers appeared. I wanted to convey the notes of absurdity and at the same time playfulness, peace and the fleur of light childish excitement.

The project "Heaven And Hell" forms the base of this work and you can see how I was trying to go beyond the usual.

Materials: paper, treads, ink, pencils, plywood, stain - 60 х 80 сm

This year, for the first time, I took part in the "Literal Challenge" (Бувальный Челлендж). The main rule of it is to create one letter of Russian alphabet each day from 18th of August to 19th of September 2025 in any wanted style or medium. Prizes or nominations were not the goal for me, I rather wanted to put myself into the challenge and see if I am actually able to perform the same action for 33 days in a row with no skipping. Usually, I am being honest, I do not have enough perseverance to stay until the end of any challenges, however this one interested me much in terms of its rules and the idea of creating the alphabet of your own. I decided to choose one style for myself and try to stick to it and I got through the entire competition. That's how the alphabet of birds turned out!

P.S. It is originally a Russian challenge, so the alphabet is indeed Cyrillic :(