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These are some of my intial design ideas for my olympian pigeon print, i have mainly been focusing on drawing the shapes and then starting to split up the shapes of the wings to make it more appropriate for lasercutting, to use the shapes for the shoe and also looking at incorporating further imagery into the body.
Here is a little bit further research on why pigeons are released at the olympics!
In the original olympics in Greece, trained homing pigeons were released at the end of the fames to announce the winner from the villages. In the modern era however thyey are released after the cauldron is lit at the main opening ceremony as a symbol of peace and to show that the Olympic games should take place in peace.