February 13, Banksy, 2020.

This mural appeared on a wall in Bristol’s Marsh Lane early on February 13, 2020. It depicts a little girl with a slingshot shooting red flowers into the air. Her target is a point on the wall that is already an explosion of red roses and poppies, shooting their beauty--and messages of love--in all directions. She adds to what is actually a 3-D construction of sticks and paper and plastic petals. The image is reminiscent of Banksy’s world-famous Girl with a Balloon, an icon of hope. On midnight of the 13th (today), as the clock ticked over to Valentine’s Day, street artist Banksy confirmed the mural as his own on Instagram.