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nowruz pirooz from amu nowruz & naneh sarma🪻

this drawing depicts amu nowruz (uncle new year) and naneh sarma (mother winter). naneh sarma can only see amu nowruz once a year on the first day of spring. she prepares the house for his arrival, but always falls asleep just before he arrives. when amu nowruz visits, he lets her sleep and eats the food she prepared for him. he places a flower on his clothes, and leaves. growing up, my parents would always read this story to me around nowruz, and I wanted to create an illustration inspired by it <3

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ای کاش آدمی وطن‌اش را هم‌چون بنفشه‌ها می‌شد با خود ببرد هر کجا که خواست

(ay kāsh ādami vatanash ra hamchon banafshehha mishod bā khod bebarad har kojā ke khāst)

if only a person could take their homeland, wherever they wanted, like violets

as winter winds down to an end i always find myself listening to “kooche banafsheha” by farhad. he sings about the last days of esfand, the final month in the iranian calendar, when violets, with their leaves and roots, are picked and placed into boxes. his song laments the people unable take their homeland with them wherever they’d like, like the violets. with nowruz, the new year that starts tomorrow, i think of these boxes, which are sold as decorations during this time, and of the palestinians.

listening to this song, i realized how similar the symbol of violets in this song are to palestinian keys. after the 1948 nakba, many palestinians kept the keys to their homes with the hope that they may one day return. similarly, the violets symbolize the pain of being separated from your homeland, while also serving as a reminder of where someone comes from. and despite the pain they may cause, these violets are a beautiful reminder of spring and the coming new year.

the woman in this illustration is wearing a thobe with gazan tatreez, one of the symbols of palestine. her pose, with her hands behind her back, mirrors handala’s, another symbol of palestinian identity. however, unlike handala, she faces the viewer, almost confronting them. in her hands she holds a violet and a key. surrounding her is an olive tree, a symbol of palestinian’s connection to their land.

it has now been 529 days since isr*el’s war on gaza and 77 years since the nakba first began. in 2024 alone, up to 1.9 million palestinians were displaced according to the unrwa. this nowruz i hope for a future where no one has to mourn the loss of their home. free palestine forever ✌️🗝

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ای کاش آدمی وطن‌اش را هم‌چون بنفشه‌ها می‌شد با خود ببرد هر کجا که خواست

(ay kāsh ādami vatanash ra hamchon banafshehha mishod bā khod bebarad har kojā ke khāst)

if only a person could take their homeland, wherever they wanted, like violets

as winter winds down to an end i always find myself listening to “kooche banafsheha” by farhad. he sings about the last days of esfand, the final month in the iranian calendar, when violets, with their leaves and roots, are picked and placed into boxes. his song laments the people unable take their homeland with them wherever they’d like, like the violets. with nowruz, the new year that starts tomorrow, i think of these boxes, which are sold as decorations during this time, and of the palestinians.

listening to this song, i realized how similar the symbol of violets in this song are to palestinian keys. after the 1948 nakba, many palestinians kept the keys to their homes with the hope that they may one day return. similarly, the violets symbolize the pain of being separated from your homeland, while also serving as a reminder of where someone comes from. and despite the pain they may cause, these violets are a beautiful reminder of spring and the coming new year.

the woman in this illustration is wearing a thobe with gazan tatreez, one of the symbols of palestine. her pose, with her hands behind her back, mirrors handala’s, another symbol of palestinian identity. however, unlike handala, she faces the viewer, almost confronting them. in her hands she holds a violet and a key. surrounding her is an olive tree, a symbol of palestinian’s connection to their land.

it has now been 529 days since isr*el’s war on gaza and 77 years since the nakba first began. in 2024 alone, up to 1.9 million palestinians were displaced according to the unrwa. this nowruz i hope for a future where no one has to mourn the loss of their home. free palestine forever ✌️🗝

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lion trinket trays 🦁

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pomegranate lady

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musician girls 🎶 i love all the instruments found in iranian music and wanted to combine that with my love for traditional attire!

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tree of life shirts available in the shop 🐐

each one is hand printed by me on thrifted shirts

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handprinted holiday greeting cards in the shop ❄️

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holo sticker pack inspired by objects and motifs found throughout iran's history 🦁 available here

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tree of life silkscreen prints 🐐 available here

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available as a print ₊˚⊹♡

˚₊‧꒰ა a love letter just for u ໒꒱ ‧₊˚

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tree of life shirts available in the shop 🐐

each one is hand printed by me on thrifted shirts

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handprinted holiday greeting cards in the shop ❄️

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the store is back open <3 new shirts, prints, and stickers are now available! i also have mystery bags up for grabs 🔮✨️ make sure to grab greeting cards and fortune tellers perfect for this winter season ❄️ use code “JOONAM” to get 15% off your order from today until sunday! link in bio 💕

💌 i would recommend ordering before the 15th to receive items before xmas! 🎄 💌 due to the GPSR i can no longer ship to the EU. shipping to canada is also suspended until the strike is over

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15% off Simly esims to-day with code "EID"

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mythical ladies ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

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what if i decided i'm straight up not posting any new art publicly until that family's GFM in my pinned is at least Halfway to its goal

(even half my followers donating 5 bucks each would do that btw)