The Right to Grow

The Right to Grow

The Right to Grow

The Right to Grow

The Right to Grow

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The Right to Grow
By Von Dekker
Digital Illustration
2002

Radiating with the bright optimism of Aotearoa’s flora, The Right to Grow places a wide-eyed native bird at the centre of a joyful bloom. Surrounded by mānuka and pauwhananga white flowers, and a ring of vivid red cherries, the figure becomes a small guardian of renewal — a symbol of childhood, potential, and the gentle strength found in nature.

This work reflects the idea that growth happens through care: the way families nurture one another, the way culture anchors identity, and the way land and memory shape our sense of home. Bright, playful, and quietly symbolic, it is a reminder that every being has the right — and the space — to flourish.


Freedom Project.
Design For Freedom Website.
USA.

The Design For Freedom Website gave a group of designers one goal. To create art that expresses FREEDOM to them. Whatever they want, as long as it can be displayed on a screen.



The Right to Grow
By Von Dekker
Digital Illustration
2002

Radiating with the bright optimism of Aotearoa’s flora, The Right to Grow places a wide-eyed native bird at the centre of a joyful bloom. Surrounded by mānuka and pauwhananga white flowers, and a ring of vivid red cherries, the figure becomes a small guardian of renewal — a symbol of childhood, potential, and the gentle strength found in nature.

This work reflects the idea that growth happens through care: the way families nurture one another, the way culture anchors identity, and the way land and memory shape our sense of home. Bright, playful, and quietly symbolic, it is a reminder that every being has the right — and the space — to flourish.


Freedom Project.
Design For Freedom Website.
USA.

The Design For Freedom Website gave a group of designers one goal. To create art that expresses FREEDOM to them. Whatever they want, as long as it can be displayed on a screen.



The Right to Grow
By Von Dekker
Digital Illustration
2002

Radiating with the bright optimism of Aotearoa’s flora, The Right to Grow places a wide-eyed native bird at the centre of a joyful bloom. Surrounded by mānuka and pauwhananga white flowers, and a ring of vivid red cherries, the figure becomes a small guardian of renewal — a symbol of childhood, potential, and the gentle strength found in nature.

This work reflects the idea that growth happens through care: the way families nurture one another, the way culture anchors identity, and the way land and memory shape our sense of home. Bright, playful, and quietly symbolic, it is a reminder that every being has the right — and the space — to flourish.


Freedom Project.
Design For Freedom Website.
USA.

The Design For Freedom Website gave a group of designers one goal. To create art that expresses FREEDOM to them. Whatever they want, as long as it can be displayed on a screen.



The Right to Grow
By Von Dekker
Digital Illustration
2002

Radiating with the bright optimism of Aotearoa’s flora, The Right to Grow places a wide-eyed native bird at the centre of a joyful bloom. Surrounded by mānuka and pauwhananga white flowers, and a ring of vivid red cherries, the figure becomes a small guardian of renewal — a symbol of childhood, potential, and the gentle strength found in nature.

This work reflects the idea that growth happens through care: the way families nurture one another, the way culture anchors identity, and the way land and memory shape our sense of home. Bright, playful, and quietly symbolic, it is a reminder that every being has the right — and the space — to flourish.


Freedom Project.
Design For Freedom Website.
USA.

The Design For Freedom Website gave a group of designers one goal. To create art that expresses FREEDOM to them. Whatever they want, as long as it can be displayed on a screen.



The Right to Grow
By Von Dekker
Digital Illustration
2002

Radiating with the bright optimism of Aotearoa’s flora, The Right to Grow places a wide-eyed native bird at the centre of a joyful bloom. Surrounded by mānuka and pauwhananga white flowers, and a ring of vivid red cherries, the figure becomes a small guardian of renewal — a symbol of childhood, potential, and the gentle strength found in nature.

This work reflects the idea that growth happens through care: the way families nurture one another, the way culture anchors identity, and the way land and memory shape our sense of home. Bright, playful, and quietly symbolic, it is a reminder that every being has the right — and the space — to flourish.


Freedom Project.
Design For Freedom Website.
USA.

The Design For Freedom Website gave a group of designers one goal. To create art that expresses FREEDOM to them. Whatever they want, as long as it can be displayed on a screen.



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Freedom Project.
Design For Freedom Website.
USA.

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Works by Ash Bolland. © Umeric, 2001-2025. All Rights Reserved.   
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Works by Ash Bolland. © Umeric, 2001-2025. 
Built with Semplice. Hosted by FlyWheel

Works by Ash Bolland. ©Umeric, 2001-2025. 
Built with Semplice. Hosted by FlyWheel