Prior to when the Israeli and Foreign National hostages were brought home, living and killed,
I created a series of illustrations to advocate for their release and to uplift our Jewish community.
The following is my prepared artist statement on the project.

Artist Statement
In response to the rising anti-Jewish and anti-Israel sentiment after the massacre of October 7th, I began creating stickers with messages of peace, love, and hope to counteract the hate that is around us in our very own city, our very own neighbourhoods. I designed them in both Hebrew and English to remind the Jewish community of our strength, resilience, and unity. Many of my designs include butterflies and poppies. The butterflies are inspired by “One Spring” (1941), painted by Karl Robert Bodek and Kurt Conrad Löw during the Holocaust. In their painting, a yellow butterfly perches on barbed wire, balancing between freedom and death. Our eyes land on the grounds of a concentration camp, its buildings awaiting the walking corpses of our ancestors. In the distance, we see mountains and blue sky, we see freedom. Butterflies and poppies - symbols of freedom and hope. Just like those butterflies, our hostages balance between life and death, their fate not only in the hands of their captors, but also greatly influenced by the international community.
The message I want the world to hear is clear: Set them free and bring them home. I know my stickers can’t set them free, and I know they can’t bring them home, but they are my way, through beauty and art, to make certain that our messages are seen and to show that our resolve is unwavering, no matter how many times people try to tear them and us down.

A memorial dedicated to every child brutally murdered by Hamas on October 7th in Israel.