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\"It's really meaningful to see that people still do find a lot of comfort in art,\" Bueltel said, \"especially in difficult times like these.\"

One of the most popular posters in the series, Bueltel said, is one which depicts a female doctor and asks people to stay inside to \"Help Those on the Frontlines.\" Bueltel says her inspiration for this piece was not war propaganda, but superheroes -- in this case, the doctors in the front-line battle against the virus.

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\"I wanted it to be a female doctor,\" she said. \"A lot of the images that you see of Superman, he's looking to his left. It represents the doctor looking towards the future. And it's inspiring and motivating and unifying.\"

Even now, as the country begins cautiously opening up, Bueltel hopes the messages in her art carry on -- and that people will carefully strike a balance between the drastic economic pressures and the ongoing risks of the pandemic.

\"I understand that people are restless, and that it is really difficult to have everything closed and see the economy struggle. I totally get it,\" she said. \"But other people's lives are on the line. And it is something that's really important to me that people take it seriously.\"

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