Hedgehogs, 2026 Black ink and graphite on paper
A month ago, on a morning run in Ericeira, I came across a mother hedgehog on the road — run over, still curled around her baby. Even after everything, her body was holding on. I stood there with the same thoughts looping: if I had arrived a few minutes earlier, could I have stopped them from crossing? I couldn't. And that helplessness stayed with me.
So I did the only thing I know how to do when an image won't leave — I turned it into a drawing. I placed the baby exactly where I found them, tucked into her chest. I wrapped them in moons and stars, surrounded them with foliage like a small altar. The patterns across her body became a shield — a visual echo of the protection she offered until her final breath.
A tribute. A way of saying: I saw you. You mattered. Your love was real.
Print Details
Premium fine-art giclée print of an original illustration by Nayeli Lavanderos
Printed on 200 gsm museum-grade matte paper
Digitally signed and titled by the artist
Edition: Open
Available Options
Unframed Fine-Art Print — 11 × 14 in (28 × 35.5 cm) total paper size, with an A4 artwork area centered within a white border
Framed in Black or White — presented in a premium box frame with Perspex glaze and a white mount (passe-partout), ready to hang. Size: 12 × 16 in (23 × 30.5 cm)
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Please allow 5–10 business days for delivery
Carefully packaged in a sturdy cardboard tube, or boxed within the EU, and wrapped in protective tissue paper
Hedgehogs, 2026 Black ink and graphite on paper
A month ago, on a morning run in Ericeira, I came across a mother hedgehog on the road — run over, still curled around her baby. Even after everything, her body was holding on. I stood there with the same thoughts looping: if I had arrived a few minutes earlier, could I have stopped them from crossing? I couldn't. And that helplessness stayed with me.
So I did the only thing I know how to do when an image won't leave — I turned it into a drawing. I placed the baby exactly where I found them, tucked into her chest. I wrapped them in moons and stars, surrounded them with foliage like a small altar. The patterns across her body became a shield — a visual echo of the protection she offered until her final breath.
A tribute. A way of saying: I saw you. You mattered. Your love was real.
Print Details
Premium fine-art giclée print of an original illustration by Nayeli Lavanderos
Printed on 200 gsm museum-grade matte paper
Digitally signed and titled by the artist
Edition: Open
Available Options
Unframed Fine-Art Print — 11 × 14 in (28 × 35.5 cm) total paper size, with an A4 artwork area centered within a white border
Framed in Black or White — presented in a premium box frame with Perspex glaze and a white mount (passe-partout), ready to hang. Size: 12 × 16 in (23 × 30.5 cm)
Shipping
Free worldwide shipping included with every order
Please allow 5–10 business days for delivery
Carefully packaged in a sturdy cardboard tube, or boxed within the EU, and wrapped in protective tissue paper
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