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animator & artist ꩜ turning trash to treasure ᯓ
🐟 available via email for freelance / collabs! 🐟
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We are so excited to share that ‘Never Again, for Anyone’ – written by Stacy Friedman, illustrated by Elly Stern, published by Arsenal Pulp Press – is officially out for PRE-ORDER! ‘Never Again, for Anyone’ is a gentle and loving children’s picture book about a Jewish boy’s compassion for others, including Palestinians. It is the first published Jewish children’s book in solidarity with Palestine. ❤️🕊️

‘Never Again, for Anyone’ will be out in the world on September 29, 2026! Until then, we would be deeply grateful for your support in pre-ordering and helping get the word out. Pre-order link in bio, or here: arsenalpulp.com/Books/N/Never-Again-for-Anyone

“Poignantly told, vividly illustrated, and suffused with the wisdom of ages, this simple children’s tale teaches justice and love. For all parents, Jewish or not, Palestinian or not, who embrace truth and humanity.” —Gabor Maté, MD

@arsenalpulp @stacy.e.art @elly_stern by @elly_stern

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6 months ago

VANCOUVER FRIENDS! 🌊 Come see ‘Inkwo: For When the Starving Return’, the amazing @spottedfawnproductions stop motion film by the incredible Amanda Strong that I am so honoured to have worked on as a fabricator & puppet maintainer with the best team in the world! ✨💙✨

On Sunday October 6 at 4:15pm at International Village as part of @viffest’s Short Fuse program! Tickets on sale now ~ don’t miss out cuz I would love to see you there and share this magic with you. 🥹 See ya Oct 6! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Set two lifetimes in the future. Dove, a gender-shifting warrior, uses their Indigenous medicine (Inkwo) to protect their community from an unburied swarm of terrifying creatures.

viff.org/whats-on/viff24-short-fuse/#book taken in VIFF by @elly_stern

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saw recently that my thesis film ‘Waste Away’ reached 100k views on youtube 🤧 here are some of my favourite comments and a healthy dose of insult+a stranger coming to my defence :’) 💖 sometimes I forget why I make art, and whether it’s worth trying to “make it” in the art world, and whether “making it” is even something real or even something i want, and i still don’t know. but thinking about how 100 thousand people have set eyes on something i’ve put so much energy and time and love and pain into creating makes me feel like it’s worth it, even if i were to stop now and make nothing ever again. art is just wild, idk. i have a lot of feelings and i’m glad i have a method of expressing them in a way that people can see and interpret in their own ways. and it all started with a lady and a fish 🐟💙 by @elly_stern

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ONE WEEK UNTIL OUR LAUNCH FOR ‘NEVER AGAIN, FOR ANYONE’! Don’t forget to RSVP (and message Stacy or Elly if you’d like to be added to guest list, no one turned away for lack of funds!) ❤️

Join us for a special book reading, signing, and conversation with Stacy Friedman and Elly Stern, the local author/illustrator team behind Never Again, for Anyone, the first Jewish children’s book in solidarity with Palestinian liberation.

“Braiding the pain of the past, with the pain of our present day, Friedman and Stern offer a picture of a future of liberatory solidarity rooted in community.” -Rabbi Alissa Wise

🗓️ Saturday October 3rd, 2026
⏰ 3-5pm (doors open 2:30. Event will include a reading, a moderated discussion with Stacy & Elly, and book sales + signing)
📍 Enabling Arts - Unit 104, 343 Railway Street, Vancouver BC
🇵🇸 $15 suggested donation, 60% goes to building school in Gaza*
📚 Books for sale w/autograph
🍉 Food provided by Mazahr Lebanese Kitchen & drinks for sale at the venue
🎟️ Tickets available in bio and at: tinyurl.com/NAFA3OctLaunch

*Fundraising for Passion (شغف) Project: Project Shaghaf, a school for war-affected children (ages 8–12) in South Rimal, Gaza City. taken in Enabling Arts by @elly_stern

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detail of illustration from fig wasp life cycle zine 🔮 by @elly_stern

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15 days ago

THE FIG WASP - A TRAGEDY
lil zine i made while i was a program assistant for emily carr’s teen program character+graphic novel class this summer 🐝🌳 by @elly_stern

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there’s a silverfish in my bathtub by @elly_stern

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NEVER AGAIN, FOR ANYONE by author Stacy Friedman and illustrator Elly Stern is a gentle and loving children’s picture book about a Jewish boy’s compassion for others, including Palestinians.

Lev loves learning about his Jewish culture and traditions. Ima, his mom, tells him about Bubbie, his great-grandmother, who had to pretend she wasn’t Jewish when she was young in order to stay safe. Bubbie heard many people say, “Never again,” but she always maintained, “We can’t ever let anyone be treated like that again.” Bubbie stood up for what she believed in.

When Lev sees a crowd including his friend Ameera marching for Palestine on the street outside his window, he asks Ima if they are speaking out for people being treated unfairly, just like Bubbie. Inspired by Lev’s care and bravery, Ima takes him outside to join the march for Palestinian justice and the principle “never again, for anyone.”

For ages 6 to 10.

🌟 “Poignantly told, vividly illustrated, and suffused with the wisdom of ages, this simple children’s tale teaches justice and love. For all parents, Jewish or not, Palestinian or not, who embrace truth and humanity.” —Gabor Maté, MD

Available now in Canada and the US. Get your copy from your favourite local bookstore, or order direct from arsenalpulp.com The cover of the book “Never Again, for Anyone” by author Stacy Friedman and illustrator Elly Stern. Stacked text above reads, “Happy book birthday,” along with the book's title and the names of both the author and the illustrator. Below, footer text lists the publisher, Arsenal Pulp Press, and their website, arsenal pulp [dot] com. The painted abstract background is teal, and this background continues over the next two slides in the post; the publisher’s logomark (a circle with an off-centre jagged cross cut through) is in the top-right.

On the book cover, two adults and two children stand holding a brown banner together. A Jewish mother and her young son support the banner on the left. A Palestinian mother and her young daughter support the banner on the right. All four are smiling and looking at the title written on the banner: “Never Again, for Anyone.” Below the title reads, “Written by Stacy Friedman, Illustrated by Elly Stern.” The cover is illustrated in a semi-realistic style with lots of warm, colourful patterns. by @elly_stern

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IT’S OUT IN STORES! If you’re looking for a Jewish children’s book about Palestinian liberation to help support your conversations with children in your life, this is it 📚

If you want to read the book with children in your life or buy it for loved ones with kids, ⁠it’s in stores in North America now!
If you want to support the book, request it at your local bookstore and library! Ask your synagogue or other local orgs to buy it for their library! Share it on social media!

You can listen to this episode on Sp*tify, YouTube, and anywhere you listen to podcasts 🎧 by @elly_stern

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Finally received advanced copies of Never Again for Anyone! So exciting to hold my first published illustrations in my hands and to see @stacy.e.art’s beautiful story alive and physically real. 💚 On September 29th, you can hold it in your hands too! Never Again for Anyone is still out for preorder, (link in bio / or look it up & purchase through @arsenalpulp or online shops) and will be delivered in the fall! Stay tuned for news about our local Vancouver launch party on October 3rd. ✨💛

‘Never Again, for Anyone’ is a gentle and loving children’s picture book about a Jewish boy’s compassion for others, including Palestinians. It is the first published Jewish children’s book in solidarity with Palestine. ❤️🕊️ by @elly_stern

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everything always by @elly_stern

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sum lil fuzzies spotted around the city the past few weeks 💛 bumblebees napping at mount pleasant park

sum lil fuzzies spotted around the city the past few weeks 🤍 bunbaby at jericho

sum lil fuzzies spotted around the city the past few weeks 🩶 birdie up in the trees at cittadella

sum lil fuzzies spotted around the city the past few weeks 🩵 birdies up above at w broadway

sum lil fuzzies spotted around the city the past few weeks 🖤 big community bun at oppenheimer park by @elly_stern

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