Insects

For the 100-piece limited edition, we selected a unique drawing made with oil pearlescent pastels on handmade Himalayan paper. The drawing is part of a series inspired by the insect inhabitants of a house in the Šluknov Hook, where the artist currently resides for the most part. Erika’s colorful illustrative explorations hover between precise biological drawings and fantastical glimpses into the unexpectedly diverse and peculiar world of these creatures, their secrets, principles, and potential. The drawing on a striking violet background is inspired by a fly and its antenna at rest and in flight. It is as if the entire Universe were contained within the structure of this creature, which we otherwise consider a mere nuisance in everyday life.