Sunday Supper
Contemporary Folk Illustration with Rabbit and Garden Vegetables
A contemporary folk illustration featuring a live rabbit seated at the centre of a dinner plate, surrounded by late-summer garden vegetables. The composition references food imagery while placing the animal as the central subject.
Type: Self-Initiated Illustration
Medium: Digitally hand-drawn illustration
Keywords: rabbit illustration, food imagery, still life, contemporary folk
This illustration depicts a rabbit seated intact at the centre of a ceramic plate. Around it are pattypan squash, carrots, tomatoes, asparagus, mushrooms, peas, and sliced zucchini, arranged as they would be for a shared meal rather than a formal still life.
The visual language borrows from cookbook and food illustration conventions, where ingredients are prepared and ready to be consumed. Here, that language is interrupted. The rabbit remains present and unaltered, occupying the plate as a surface rather than a destination.
The image reflects a personal position expressed simply by the phrase je ne mange pas de viande. Without narrative resolution, the illustration holds attention through familiarity and restraint, using a contemporary folk approach to address food, memory, and everyday domestic habits.