Does anyone know where this quote comes from originally? I see variations of it around a lot and a lot of disagreement on the source. I incorporated it to my latest design shown above, found here.
As usual ALL PROCEEDS from my work are for my Palestinian best friend, to help him support his girlfriend in remaining safely in America until it's safe for her to travel back home and to help his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the raids in the West Bank (this has unfortunately hit his family quite hard) and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. He will donate anything his family doesn't need to the Palestinian charities he works with.
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Here are some examples of some of my other designs:
I try to make a wide variety of styles so there's something for everyone. You can find my full shop here. Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far!
made in honor of the now-extinct population of Falasteen crocodiles, the sunbirds that almost lost their names, and everyone else surviving the attempted erasure.
posted the other week as part of an ongoing fundraiser offering free prints and paid, with 100% of proceeds going to Care for Gaza. it has since been translated, wheatpasted, and flown on kites all over the world from Saigon to Scotland...!!!
monetary donations are never a substitute for holistic political action, and a push for a different world... but the shows of solidarity and support have lifted my spirits so much.
this is now available on a t-shirt too, screenprinted by hand in Texas!same deal: all profits go to food, medicine, and other critical supplies via Care for Gaza (& the PCRF). thank you for sharing.
image description below:
a Palestine sunbird holds red poppies in their beak next to the text RIGHT TO EXIST. a Palestine crocodile (a subspecies of the Nile, now extinct thanks to occupying forces) guards a shining key next to the text RIGHT TO RETURN. a Palestinian olive tree, full of fruit is next to the text RIGHT TO RESIST. a Palestinian family of five, all embracing each other next to the text RIGHT TO REMAIN.
i drew some poppies and made a couple images with them. the red was colourpicked from the palestinian flag. the black on white can be used to make thermal-printed slapper stickers. feel free to use them.
💟 solidarity from the peoples of brazil to the people of palestine—
last year, @fairuzfan suggested that people make art in support of palestine. i planned something that was supposed to be posted on the last strike, but it took me longer than expected.
it's finished now! this is in solidarity with palestinians, including palestinian-brazilians, who have been working tirelessly for justice in brazil as well.
i chose to highlight aspects of the land that are important to palestinians and the palestinian cause: the olive trees, jaffa oranges, the figs, poppies, faqqua irises and the palestinian mountain gazelle. the figure of the woman itself is wearing the traditional thobe and headwear of ramallah, which i found! so beautiful!
for the brazilian figure i asked my grandma what she used to wear and what our family used to plant decades ago, when she lived in the northeastern countryside (she is way more familiarised with the land than me). had some help from friends of the region as well, so i drew a jaguar, manioc roots, corn, cashews, sweet potatoes, a carnaúba palm tree and mandacaru flowers.
some of those, such as manioc roots and mandacaru cacti, remind me of resilience and the sustaining of life in difficult times, and what they may allow to flourish and to go on:
vida e não apenas sobrevida. that is, "life and not only survival!"
may palestine and it's people live! live free from every form of oppression that allowed this genocide, this nakba to take place.
inspirations & sources bellow the cut.
inspired by the art of sliman mansour and dana barqawi, as well as palipunk & orangeblossombitch @ tumblr and nadasink @ instagram.
the books recommended by @palipunk (much thanks to you for making them available)
♥️ palestinian costume por jehan rajab
♥️ palestinian costume por shelagh weir
♥️ traditional palestinian embroidery and jewelry por abed al-samih abu omar
al-jazeera documentary about the preservation of palestinian thobes (i do not understand arabic yet but! it allowed me to have a closer look at the coins and headwear):
youtube
sites about tatreez
♥️ https://www.folkglory.com/ (i based the chest pannel on this item from their shop here.)
♥️ https://www.tatreezandtea.com/
♥️ https://tirazain.com/archive
Hi! Hope this is okay to ask. I wanted to make some sort of visual art for Palestine today, but I was wondering if there's a particular native wildflower in Palestine that you think is nice, or would be good for a drawing?
So actually Red Poppies are really big in Palestinian imagery, the national flower is sawsan faqoo'ah (Iris Haynei) which I know is in Jenin. There's also assa r'ai (The Sheppard's Stick).
Red Poppy:
Sawsan Faqoo'ah:
'Assa Ra'i:
There's also Olive Trees, pomegranates, wheat, fig trees that are big in imagery!
Here's a seed library project for farmers/growers who are interested in this as well:
I made Masterlists Of Organizations And Families To Donate To But They Are In Parts Because Of tumblr’s Link Limit So I’m Going To Compile Them All In Here As Well As Additional Resources. Will Be Updated Frequently.
Just added a new map and poppy design, on the left. On the right is the last one I made. They can be found here and here. Poppies are common in Palestine and are often used as a national symbol, representing the colors of the flag and blood shed upon the land. I used my keffiyeh as a backdrop for the design on the left, it was a gift from the friend I am raising money for.
As usual, ALL PROCEEDS from my designs are for my Palestinian best friend, to help him support his girlfriend in remaining safely in America until things calm down and to help his friends and family in Palestine and around the rest of the Levant who are being hurt directly and/or financially by the attacks on Gaza, the increasing Israeli raids in the West Bank and the collateral damage in surrounding countries. He will donate anything his family doesn't need to the Palestinian charities he works with.
You can find my full shop here. Each design is available on a lot of different products besides the default Redbubble shows you, click on each product or click on "explore designs" to see more options.
middleeasteye: The poppy has long featured in Palestinian art and in the spring, the flower blankets fields in the region with its bright red colour.
Featuring the colours that make up the Palestinian flag, the poppy has come to symbolise resistance and indigenous Palestinian heritage; the rich red also represents the blood shed by those who have fought for the Palestinian nation.
Today, the image of a poppy is shared widely on social media by activists in an effort to show solidarity with the country.