A behind the scenes look at the making of Shepard Fairey’s ‘Rise from the Ashes’ screen printed series for Migrate Art’s ‘Scorched Earth’ project at the Atelier JI studios.

“I’m very pleased to support Migrate Art because I believe in the mission to support refugees and those made vulnerable by war and unrest. My ‘Rise From the Ashes’ dove screen print incorporates ash from the burnt crop fields in Iraq into black ink. I love the dove as a symbol of peace, but in these prints the doves are not white, but black and red, relating more to the concept of a phoenix rising from the flames of destruction. Art can encourage compassion, lift the spirit, and heal through material benefit to a worthy cause, all of which I hope these prints can help to foster.”

~ Shepard Fairey