What Happened to the Bird of Peace?
CALL TO PIGEONS 2023-2024
Guest Post by Elodie M. Richard
My name is Elodie Richard, I am a French artist based in Central Florida. I am a mother of four rescued pigeons, Sada, Hugo, Mathis (diamond doves) and Juju (Rock Pigeon).
Pigeons have thousands of years of history intertwined with ours, they symbolize peace, faith, fidelity, love, hope and happiness. Mankind owes them so much! The reality of their lives though and how they are unfairly rejected or mistreated by us is not so glorious for our own image as humans. How come such emotionally complex, gentle and smart creatures are nowadays so overlooked after thousands of years of service, being celebrated, honored, loved and praised all around the world and in all cultures/religions? In truth the way we treat pigeons reflects our own humanity.
Are you a rescued pigeon parent, would you like your rescued bird/portrait story to be part of this special art project? I am looking forward to creating a series of portraits that witness their unique beauty despite their handicaps or injuries. Your birds’ incredible stories of survival and rescue deserve to be honored. The materials I will need to work with are: good quality photographs that will inspire me to create a portrait, a paragraph that tells your bird story, and a photograph of the pigeon with his human family. Each pigeon story will be different.
As owner of this project, my very first goal is to create Limited series art prints of my original illustrations, the creation of an art book and/or an art exhibit on the long term. Please follow my instagram artist page and PM me if interested.
Let the Pigeons show off their stories and true beauty to the world, and help them get the recognition and respect they deserve!
The art book created in 2023 gathers all art created about pigeon rescue in 2023, this represents a year of work, 121 pages, with rescued pigeon/dove art portraits and testimonials/ rescue stories from around the world. This is an ongoing project in defense of the pigeons, I have already started to receive new submissions for 2024 and will continue to create in January 2024.
A portion of the money earned on my sales of the Book and /or archival Art Prints will allow me to make donations to rescue organizations such as Palomacy, Great Lakes Pigeons Rescue, but also Individuals who own independent pigeon rescues and devote their time in rescuing them.
***To learn more about my ongoing project and donations, ”Call to Pigeons 2023 – 2024”: Follow my instagram profile/page :
***More about me and my work as an artist:
***Here is
the link giving access to my first virtual art exhibition following my art book ”What Happened to the Bird of Peace?” (You should be able to access it easily, accept cookie and view it from browser instead of having to download the app to view it. Sometimes it can take a minute to download it but usually it opens quickly to it. View it from a computer, it will be easier to move inside the project rather than on your cell phone. If you click on images you will be able to read comments and stories. Not all the art that is in the book is exhibited, I had to make a selection, but each person who participated in 2023 is represented.)
Call to Pigeon Art Project, 2023-2024
@elodie_m_richard_artist
