1,000 Days of Miniature Art
We started birding in 2017, our story began on a rainy day. We were at our favourite place, a water canal near our studio and a Golden Oriole flew above our head. At that time, we didn’t know what bird that was, but its bright yellow colour caught our eye. We were so mesmerised by that beautiful bird, we couldn’t peel our eyes away from it. We came the next day to find it, but it wasn’t there, so from that very day our search for the Oriole began and it took us to many different places where we discovered other birds like Drongos, Stilts, Cormorants, Ducks and many more. We were so fascinated by all these different species of birds living around us which generally people are not aware of. We decided to share the beauty and significance of these birds with the common people through our art. We took up this challenge of making highly detailed birds every single day, in a miniature size so that it creates more curiosity for the viewers and engages them in learning more about the birds.
We started our series on 1st January 2018, initially as a 30-day challenge but after the completion of our first month we got amazing responses from people. Hence, we decided to continue it for the whole year. But after the first year we couldn’t stop because there are so many other species which needs conservation and awareness among the common people. So finally, we extended our challenge to 1,000 artworks and included animals and plants also in it. Now we are done with more than 900 artworks and still going strong.
We have dedicated this series to our little feathered friends as a gesture of thankfulness for their immense love and support in our lives. Our hope is that people understand the significance of birds and animals in their lives and help to save them.
The main motive of our series is to spread awareness and knowledge about nature through art.
“Climate is changing we should also change now.”
Process,
Each artwork is made by cutting it in different layers on paper and then hand painting them with water colours. Each layer is hand assembled to give a final three-Dimensional look to the artwork. Each artwork takes about 4-6 hours to complete.
