"Winged Hope" is very personal to me. It was inspired by the first flash fiction I wrote on farmed animals' plight. Titled "Kin," I penned down the flash while attending a creative writing workshop conducted by a former radio producer and fiction writer back in 2014 in Kuwait. 

"Kin" was the story of my first personal attachment with a farmed animal when I was a kid. It was the first time I experienced a flash of hope for pigs and other animals, which eventually paved the way to my becoming an animal rights advocate later in life. 

This artwork was my official entry to the 2024 calendar of The Art of Compassion Project, a fundraising initiative in aid of The Farm Animal Sanctuary UK. It was selected as one of the artworks to be featured in the calendar, which can be purchased in print-on-demand format here.

"Winged Hope" and "Kin" will be included in my upcoming 2nd book of poetry and prose.

"Save the Sea" is a reminder of how people should show respect to the sea and its inhabitants through awareness and continuous advocacy. Everyone should be responsible in working towards its conservation and protection. All marine animals have the same right to self autonomy as they are sentient beings as humans. This piece shows marine life at the brink of extinction, while hope remains futile as many of us just watch it face destruction without taking any sort of action.

The artwork was my official entry to the art auction of The Art of Compassion Project at VegFest UK held in Olympia, London from 18-19 November 2023. The exhibit was in aid of two animal sanctuaries, Friends of Philip Fish and the Big Red Rooster, Cockerel Rescue.

The sketch on the left was inspired by a rose-breasted cockatoo (galah), Polly, who was adopted by a friend from a local sanctuary.

On the right is my sketch of a pigeon. Feral pigeons are among the most misunderstood, often vilified, animals. We treat them as pests, and yet we were the ones that had brought them here, domesticating and using them for our own means for centuries. You'd be surprised at how gentle and smart they truly are.

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