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The Making Of… A Blooper 🥴
— When good intentions actually illustrate that you are a bit of an idiot.

Picture this, an artist that feels somewhat powerless as they witness the erasure of an entire people through their phone each day, decides they want to do something, anything (next to voting, donating, boycotting, protesting) to be of any help.

Yes, this someone is me…

So, I decide to make an artwork, and if it works out perhaps sell it and give the money raised to a family in Gézé.

This is how I found myself with the bright idea of drawing a “Justice” tarot card using all the symbols of 🍉 freedom.

Why? Because I love tarot cards and symbols and this style of drawing fits, also all I can think about is the Justice card when thinking of this situation.

So, I sit down, pour some tea, and sketch up. Only there’s one problem….

Tarot is NOT Islam. In Islam it is considered to be putting Djinn to work, instead of trusting in God, and generally not considered a great thing to do.

Why is this important?
Most people in Gézé are Muslim, making drawing a tribute to their people in the shape of a tarot card a very bad idea indeed 😬

The worst part?

I actually know this. Extensive conversations about our differing faiths and similarities with my dear friend taught me this.

I KNOW tarot is not Islam… yet I was so distracted by my own interests, taste and desire to DO something I forgot everything I knew.

Luckily I remembered before I hit the ink part of the drawing.

The result? A drawing that had to go through many changes. A drawing I stuck with because I am stubborn if not bright.

So, here’s what I learned folks:
Good intentions can still be a bit s**t if you don’t pay attention, cause unless your intentions are about the other person, they are just about you 😬

What’s your most recent blooper👇🏼?

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