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Mariupol was not a safe place/for an art project. But to my surprise,/when I started painting,/children came out of nowhere/to join me.
We painted a big mitten. The idea is based on/a popular Ukrainian story,/The Magic Mitten. In the story,/one snowy night,/an old man drops his mitten. A mouse,/a frog,/a rabbit,/a fox,/a wolf,/and many other animals/climb into the mitten/to stay warm.
In our painting,/you see people from all over the world/sharing the warmth of a huge mitten. It is decorated with Easter eggs/which represent life and hope. Our painting shows/that people’s warm hearts can hatch the egg of hope/and bring a peaceful life to us all.
I still do not have a clear answer to the question:/Who am I as a person/and as an artist? But one thing has become clear:/my art has the power/to make people “super happy.”
Mariupol was not a safe place/for an art project. But to my surprise,/when I started painting,/children came out of nowhere/to join me.
We painted a big mitten. The idea is based on/a popular Ukrainian story,/The Magic Mitten. In the story,/one snowy night,/an old man drops his mitten. A mouse,/a frog,/a rabbit,/a fox,/a wolf,/and many other animals/climb into the mitten/to stay warm.
In our painting,/you see people from all over the world/sharing the warmth of a huge mitten. It is decorated with Easter eggs/which represent life and hope. Our painting shows/that people’s warm hearts can hatch the egg of hope/and bring a peaceful life to us all.
I still do not have a clear answer to the question:/Who am I as a person/and as an artist? But one thing has become clear:/my art has the power/to make people “super happy.”