December 15, 2018
“ENDANGERED BIRTH”
by Dulk
Holding a special place in Hawaiian culture, the feathers of the ’i’wi—scarlet honeycreeper—were highly prized by the ali’i (nobility), used in decorating their ’ahu’ulu (feathered cloaks) and mahiole (feathered helmets). While still among the most common of the islands’ unique and rapidly disappearing hummingbirds, the ’i’wi has been driven from much of its natural habitat and its population is in decline. Spanish artist Antonio Segura Donat, aka Dulk, was in Honolulu in early 2018 for the annual Pow!Wow! Hawaii gathering and created this Kamani St image of the ’i’wi nestled on one of its favorite native flowers, the lehua. Dulk grew up copying illustrations of exotic animals from his parents’ encyclopedias and today his unique animal-themed combinations of the real and the fanciful always make him an instant favorite on streets everywhere. @dulk1 @powwowworldwide
