Kira Houston

Clark University, 2023, Art History and Spanish, minor in Creative Writing

Bird-Serpent Kintsugi Dragon

digital metal print

11″ x 14″

2022

I create digital character and creature designs for sci-fi-fantasy projects. This illustration combines three objects from the Worcester Art Museum: a Vietnamese parrot vessel, a Roman snake sculpture, and an Egyptian Scarab. The result is a composite bird-serpent, god of artifacts lost at sea. I usually design concept art solely for digital viewing, but I wanted to bring my characters into the physical plane. I printed this piece on mounted aluminum, recalling the visual language of technology: rectangular screens, illumination, and crisp, mirror-like surfaces. My printed work makes apparent these born-digital sensibilities, uplifting the aesthetic value of digital illustration.

Website: https://kiyye.com/ Instagram: @kiyyesart