On March 4, 2022 the word “war” was outlawed in Russia. It felt like being violated. Like someone tearing into your body who shouldn’t be there. It was hard to breathe, and for a week after that I found myself regularly having to instruct myself: “breathe in” – walk three steps – “breathe out” – walk three steps – and again over and over. That day a big lump of pain appeared […]
Silent — 24.02.2022 – … [Read more]
I started these two on the first day of the war, sitting in a long line at the migration center for a friend and finished the line art a few days later. But I only printed these a week or so later when my first run was out. They had the same words as the first rabbit pair from the start, but by the time I was printing them, those words had
“_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _” — 24.02.2022 – … [Read more]
I spent the first half of the first day of the war at the migration services office helping a friend get his temporary registration in St. Petersburg. I sketched these guys while waiting in line for five hours because I knew I’d need stickers for the evening’s protest. Rush finished the line art, scanned and processed for print in the half hour I had between getting home and the protest. And cut
No War — 24.02.2022 – … [Read more]
I started this sticker pack almost a year ago, in September 2020, as a present for my dad’s birthday. I had been listening to Sasha Sokolov’s “A School for Fools” on my dad’s recommendation, and we had been talking about the book a lot, quoting bits back and forth and enjoying the way the words were put together. You can find the Telegram version of the sticker pack here.
BeregodinokogoKO telegram stickers [Read more]
(Scroll down for story and download link). I created this series in January 2018, a week or so after my birthday. I’m a fan of Telegram stickers (check out my two other packs here and here), and as usual, I found a certain set of emotions missing from the other packs out there, so I had to give them a go. I tend to be on the grumpy side in the winter
Grumpy Queen — Stickers [Read more]
(Scroll down for story and download link). This was the first set of stickers I ever made when I realized Telegram messenger allows you to upload your own stickers. There are just so many emotions I find not only hard to express, but even to just plain put my finger on. I guess I am just no pro at being in touch with a significant part of my own emotions (though I’ve
A Beast or Two — Sticker Pack [Read more]
My new Telegram sticker pack is here! As usual, I’ve included a set of emotions that we all now and then need to express, but never seem to quite find the words for. Hoping these will prove useful. You can download the stickers to use with your Telegram messenger here. I am still thinking whether I’ll be making those into a printed set, though I have to admit that I rather like
Fish in Peculiar Situations (new sticker pack!) [Read more]