Homebound 2024, watercolor
Homebound is a wordless picture book about a white stork witnessing the loss and destruction caused to the natural and urban environments of Ukraine by russia's full-scale invasion as he’s making his way to his nest in early spring.
This book was created in spring 2024 while I was pursuing an Illustration MFA degree at Rhode Island School of Design. Initially, I self-published a small batch of copies and directed 100% of the profit to various fundraisers supporting individuals or brigades in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Homebound has since been selected for the sixth edition of The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase, featured in American Illustration AI44, and awarded the Merit Award in the 3x3 International Illustration Show No.22. Selected paintings from the book have been part of a number of group exhibitions across Providence, RI and New York. The book is set for publication in late 2025 from Orecchio Acerbo (Italy).