Lorin Labardee

Lorin Labardee

This portrait is inspired by my work mentoring school-aged boys. The pandemic all but eliminated that opportunity yet the boys still need supportive adults willing to help them work through their transformation, to choose different hats, to wonder about fit and come...
Jan Mayer

Jan Mayer

In times of happiness or in times of sadness or despair, trees, like so much of nature provide a comfort and strength that breaks through the feeling and helps me move beyond myself. There is a perceived permanence about them that emanates from its mighty trunk as it...
Janny Taylor

Janny Taylor

Janny Taylor, award-winning artist, is currently creating her series, entitled, “Collaging My Way Through the Pandemic.” Taylor creates a new piece of pandemic-related art daily, which serves to record and document the collective journey of this extraordinary time and...
Jasmine Ma

Jasmine Ma

The year 2020 has been full of catastrophes; one of its most prominent ones is COVID-19. Also known as the coronavirus, this pandemic became a global threat, affecting almost every continent on Earth. Back in the 14th century, doctors wore plague masks during the...
Fabiola Bedoya

Fabiola Bedoya

Belt Wreath represents taking emotional and physical control of an artifact of abuse—using strength and color as catalysts to transform trauma into vibrancy. The belt begins as a mundane item, yet is repurposed into a tool for inflicting injury. Through the therapy of...