Sheppard’s “Rock and Roll” reminds us the ease of social interactions prior to the pandemic. What do you think of when you look at this work? Perhaps you feel an intense longing for the way things were before the pandemic, where one could go out dancing on...
I am Japanese, but after I studied Art in Japan, went to Grad School in NY, live in the U.S.A. and speak English every day. Banana is me. It’s Yellow outside, white inside (Speak English). I was born in Hiroshima, Japan. This year August 6th was 75th memorial....
As an artist living alone in mid-March 2020, art allowed me to quiet my fear enough to sleep at night. Without a typical work schedule requiring me to leave the house to guide my hours, I found myself waking up and pacing in my bedroom at random intervals throughout...
Pat Dolan, Sharon Brady, and I have been enjoying a COVID-19 project since March 22, 2020. Each day one of us sends a poem to the group. We paint a picture using the poem as a prompt. We text the pictures to each other. The paintings include themes of protecting the...
How has the pandemic affected our willingness to negotiate our need for connection? During this moment, negotiation of touch seems to clearly acknowledge both the separation and permeability of our physical beings. However, the risk/reward of vulnerability is always...
