Perish Project: Painting 63,000 Thumbprints for Lost Souls

I'm an artist and documentarian who is struggling to comprehend the number of people who have perished in the Hamas-Israel War. I am commemorating each life by placing a tan (adult) or gray (child) thumbprint on canvas. This will account for over 60 completed canvases. All funds raised go directly to either purchase of canvases or paint from Michaels and Blick. Funds will not be used for any political or ancillary costs. I go live on Facebook M-F at 5 pm Eastern / 2 pm Pacific, and silently place the prints on the canvas. I am scheduled to bring my easel, canvases, and paint out in the community at sites such as public libraries and galleries starting in September. This is not a political statement as much as a creative art exercise to demonstrate the sheer number of perished people (over 62,000 as of this writing) that are gone. When completed, I intend to bring the entire set of canvases to partner sites and hold silent memorials of remembrance. Watch me live at facebook.com/deb.culbertson and please partner to help visually bring this tragedy into the public conscience.