Safari Series limited-edition prints by Maria Lebedeva from KIN

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Safari Series Limited-Edition Prints by Maria Lebedeva from KIN

This meticulously crafted series of South African illustrations was inspired by a visit to a game farm

Oscar Wilde might have been referring to Russian-born, Johannesburg-based illustrator and designer Maria Lebedeva’s Safari Series when he said, “No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.”

The limited-edition series ­– including illustrations of a polar bear drinking tea, a rabbit holding a dandelion and a unicorn in the bush – was inspired by a visit to a game farm with her husband when Maria was heavily pregnant.

“We went on a couple of game drives and I began thinking about what it would be like to take our son on a game drive one day,” she recalls. “Childhood is a magical time, and I imagined that we would see things that two adults couldn't possibly see without a child's assistance, like a polar bear having a lovely cup of tea, or a unicorn going about his business. Frankly, that's the sort of safari I would much prefer to embark on!”

Maria’s drawings are whimsical and dreamy. Illustration, she says, is her favourite medium because it lends itself to storytelling through characters and scenarios. Her playful, irreverent approach to her subjects caught the eye of Chantal Louw several years ago. The owner of online design boutique KIN was also impressed by the precision of Maria’s work.

“It’s so beautifully made,” says Chantal, who selected Maria’s Safari Series and several of her other prints for KIN’s range of South African-made designs. “You get the feeling that every link in her illustrations is safe. There’s a sense of editing. It’s like a well-crafted sentence that’s the result of…, not what you put in, but what you take out. When I look at Maria’s work, I feel like I am looking at something that has been through a careful process. Each piece not only tells an imaginative story; it’s also meaningful and meticulously crafted, which is exactly what I want for KIN.”

Hunting down your own limited- edition Maria Lebedeva Safari Series prints

Maria’s Safari Series limited- edition art prints, which are printed on Mohawk Superfine Eggshell Ultrawhite archival paper, are available from KIN (www.kinshop.co.za) for R195 per print. You’ll also find several other delightful illustrations by Maria and other brilliant South African illustrators on the site.

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