TomTit (Miromiro)
By Von Dekker
Digital Illustration
2002

Originally created for the SMILE Postcard Project 2002—a global creative initiative raising funds for Afghan refugees—Tomtit blends stylised geometry with emotional resonance. Featuring New Zealand’s native tomtit (miromiro), the work places these small, sharp-eyed birds in a dreamlike landscape of pōhutukawa blooms, abstract clouds, and drifting white outlines—a visual echo of displacement, connection, and the search for shelter.

It reflects the belief that even small creative acts can ripple outward—offering hope, warmth, and solidarity across borders.

Commissioned by HOPPE, a Japan-based non-profit arts collective, this piece was printed and distributed internationally as part of a boxed postcard set sold through contemporary art stores worldwide.

TomTit (Miromiro)
By Von Dekker
Digital Illustration
2002

Originally created for the SMILE Postcard Project 2002—a global creative initiative raising funds for Afghan refugees—Tomtit blends stylised geometry with emotional resonance. Featuring New Zealand’s native tomtit (miromiro), the work places these small, sharp-eyed birds in a dreamlike landscape of pōhutukawa blooms, abstract clouds, and drifting white outlines—a visual echo of displacement, connection, and the search for shelter.

It reflects the belief that even small creative acts can ripple outward—offering hope, warmth, and solidarity across borders.

Commissioned by HOPPE, a Japan-based non-profit arts collective, this piece was printed and distributed internationally as part of a boxed postcard set sold through contemporary art stores worldwide.

TomTit (Miromiro)
By Von Dekker
Digital Illustration
2002

Originally created for the SMILE Postcard Project 2002—a global creative initiative raising funds for Afghan refugees—Tomtit blends stylised geometry with emotional resonance. Featuring New Zealand’s native tomtit (miromiro), the work places these small, sharp-eyed birds in a dreamlike landscape of pōhutukawa blooms, abstract clouds, and drifting white outlines—a visual echo of displacement, connection, and the search for shelter.

It reflects the belief that even small creative acts can ripple outward—offering hope, warmth, and solidarity across borders.

Commissioned by HOPPE, a Japan-based non-profit arts collective, this piece was printed and distributed internationally as part of a boxed postcard set sold through contemporary art stores worldwide.

TomTit (Miromiro)
By Von Dekker
Digital Illustration
2002

Originally created for the SMILE Postcard Project 2002—a global creative initiative raising funds for Afghan refugees—Tomtit blends stylised geometry with emotional resonance. Featuring New Zealand’s native tomtit (miromiro), the work places these small, sharp-eyed birds in a dreamlike landscape of pōhutukawa blooms, abstract clouds, and drifting white outlines—a visual echo of displacement, connection, and the search for shelter.

It reflects the belief that even small creative acts can ripple outward—offering hope, warmth, and solidarity across borders.

Commissioned by HOPPE, a Japan-based non-profit arts collective, this piece was printed and distributed internationally as part of a boxed postcard set sold through contemporary art stores worldwide.