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The other day I went to the personal products aisle of my grocery store and, standing there, was the essential worker/buyer that I’ve spoken to at times. After addressing her by name and smiling, I realized she probably didn’t have a clue who I was with my overgrown hair and mask. More importantly, it dawned on me that what was really missing in our exchange were the non-visible smiles. The world is a very strange place without them.
Maze:
Given the strict shelter in place street monitoring, a friend in Marin offered me a protected parking spot on his property close to the mountains. So, today, taking advantage of a much-needed immersion in nature, I hiked one of the long trails. Seeing this fallen tree that was mostly barren except for the multitude of thin, vertical branches of new growth on one side was stunning. Although I didn’t notice any Fantastic Fungi, the regeneration was obvious and exciting. Magnificent!
A wonderful, well done movie with compelling information and beautiful cinematography:
It’s always good to question authority! Just look at our current state of affairs.
A medical doctor’s voice of reason:
I am so over urban shelter in place! Especially with respites in nature cut off, my well-being is now affected despite all immune building and boosting practices. Defiance is rising inside.
Naturally, my thoughts turned to zoos which contain collections of wild animals for study or display to the public. Conservation is an element too, although questionable how much of a driving force.
Feeling pent-up, sluggish and increasingly anxious, I wonder - how do these caged animals feel? Is captivity a compassionate practice to continue?
I started this work focusing on gently squirting lines of acrylic gouache colors onto claybord. Running low on white, I held the small plastic bottle close to the surface and started squeezing to get as much out as possible. To my shock and dismay, it slipped out of my hand and plopped smack dab in the middle of the most concentrated section of colors. Not knowing what to do, I just said screw it, I’ll roll with it and see what happens. Literally, I started rolling the bottle across the claybord, sideways, up and down. It was an amazing tool in that it easily merged and spread the acrylic colors. Letting go of expectations and judgments, the process became exciting. I found myself giggling because of how it so unexpectedly turned out. Yet another instance of integrating an “Oops” moment, thereby allowing for discovery and new awareness.
In the background are many Oops in cursive. Then, figure 8’s took over.
Creating this new work was part of my participation in Saturday night’s televised Global Citizen event. The title that comes to mind at the moment is COVID Easter because of the tangled quality and similarity of colors in my Easter bouquet.
From Wendi Colter at The Practical Path, here we go - boosting our immune systems!
https://www.thepracticalpath.com/the-practical-path-blog/2020/4/13/your-energy-vitamins