A mural in support of Ukraine has been vandalized in Gig Harbor, just mere hours after local artist Hillarie Ickerson finished it. FOX13
"This whole thing with Ukraine has been pulling at my heartstrings," Ickerson said.
The side of several businesses, across her studio, became a white canvas for the artist-- an opportunity to create awareness and spark conversation about the"As an artist, you hope that you’ll get these kinds of opportunities because that’s what it’s all about, to be able to do something that really touches people and touches their hearts," Ickerson said. with the country's national flower, a sunflower representative of peace at the center.
"There were two people that they said came through here around 11:30 last night and it looks like they just dumped everything and ran off," Ickerson said. Still, The artist is staying strong."It can absolutely be representative of what it is that is happening in Ukraine right now. It's persevering through the struggles," Ickerson said. "That just fuels me, even more, to come back even stronger," Ickerson said.
"Whatever this person was trying to do it definitely will backfire on them and we’re just going to definitely get this message out even stronger than before," Ickerson said.
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