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.
Hedgehogs have moved through European folklore for centuries as figures of quiet protection and self-containment. With their armored backs and gentle natures, they've long been seen as creatures who carry softness inside something steady — small bodies that know how to hold their ground without aggression. In many traditions they are associated with hearth, family, and the kind of devotion that asks for nothing in return.
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 (30 × 40 cm)
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Free worldwide shipping included with every order
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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.
Hedgehogs have moved through European folklore for centuries as figures of quiet protection and self-containment. With their armored backs and gentle natures, they've long been seen as creatures who carry softness inside something steady — small bodies that know how to hold their ground without aggression. In many traditions they are associated with hearth, family, and the kind of devotion that asks for nothing in return.
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 (30 × 40 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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