A few internet commenters pointed out that these masks won’t protect anyone from COVID-19, however, that wasn’t the artist’s intention in the first place. Ýrúrarí said the masks are decorative rather than practical. She was simply trying to spread some joy while coping with the pandemic on a personal level.

Her work is meant to be humorous. The humble artist said she’s a bit too shy to be on stage so she tells jokes through her knitting, adding that she doesn’t think she could ever say anything “super wise”, but she might knit something that makes people smile.