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Lauren W. Scotto (American, based Woonsocket, RI, USA) - Eastbound, Acrylic, Gouache and Colored Pencil on Paper

#nick

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Iranian Esfahan Dog, source

#mac

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Sheep and Standing Stone, Avenbury, England

Photographer: Barry Andersen

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cornflower

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this is my first jewish papercut! jewish papercutting is a folk art once done by many jewish communities that has largely been lost due to the Holocaust. a large number of the surviving papercuts are from Galicia, which is where some of my own family comes from, and i've been wanting to continue the tradition and join the modern artists working to revive the art.

i decided to make a mizrach, hung on the eastern wall of a home to indicate the direction of prayer, which is toward Jerusalem. for me, when i hang the mizrach and look to the east, it will serve as a reminder that 'Never Again' means never again for anyone, including the Palestinian people in Gaza at immediate risk with nowhere to go, who have already lost so much.

in the Ashkenazi tradition, there are often four symbolic animals used in papercuts: the lion, the deer, the leopard, and the vulture/eagle. here i decided to use the Palestine sunbird, the Palestinian mountain gazelle, as well as the watermelon and pomegranate, mixing together some symbols Jews and Palestinians share and some that are unique to us as a show of my own solidarity and love for the Palestinian community and my own Jewish community.

i have said it before and i will say it again! Jewish safety is *with* our Palestinian kin. We are mishpacha! i hear and see your pain and i want you all to live in freedom, peace, and dignity, the same as i want for jews and all people.

#Ceasefire, release all hostages, and #handsoffrafah

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Tapir (by kevin_sanjuanislands)

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Fountains of Wayne playing an acoustic set at Vintage Vinyl, Fords NJ in 2003 to promote Welcome Interstate Managers [source]

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Everlastingly Yours

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FINAL THOUGHT

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made a 15 hour playlist for a four hour trip this weekend. never be unprepared

#im driving a friend and I haven't seen her in forever and she's never been in my car #i want to do my best to curate a mix that I think will be to her tastes 🥺

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lake superior tube agate [x] [x]

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Fare, The Garden

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Jimmy Eat World.

#mzk

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saints bones

#christian gore

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ANNE HATHAWAY Vanity Fair (March 25, 2024)

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