Working Together
The prompt “Cooperation and Sharing” immediately made me think of my visit to Loveland, Colorado last year. I was staying with my good friend, Mary McCauley, in Fort Collins, when Mary took me to the park on the way to visit her amazing Textile Art Group. We walked around a
Generosity Forest, Martha Ressler 2-6
My husband and I had planned a big project of creating a forest on two of our acres, meeting with our county forester, researching the best species of trees to plant, buying equipment etc. Then at the beginning of April, when our 700 seedlings were delivered, simultaneously came the “stay
One World
While thinking about the prompt Connecting & Sharing, I stumbled upon the words of Thích Nhất Hạnh. You can read more about that here. Thích Nhất Hạnh writes about Interbeing—a Buddhist philosophy about the interconnection of all things. As the world struggles to comprehend what Covid-19 means for our future,
Common Intersections
Doerte-Ina Liebing 40” x 25,6” (hand-dyed Cotton, breakdown printing, machine quilting) A set is a combination of different objects to form a whole. The objects that belong to a set are called the elements (X) of the set. The set is one of the most important and fundamental concepts in
The Amazing, Endless Web
I have not really left my home for nearly 3 months of this Corona virus quarantine, yet each day I connect with friends, I collaborate on projects, I check on the well-being of those I love and miss and I keep up with what is happening around the world. My
Doc’s Sing, Sing, Sing
Cooperation and sharing. That was the prompt that Eunhee Lee gave us in the beginning of April 2020. She wrote a lovely post about the topic here. I must admit, I sat on this topic for quite a while. I wasn’t feeling very creative a month into sheltering in place.
Together
About 5 months have passed since COVID19 spread. The world is starkly aware that it cannot go back to life before this pandemic. The situation facing each country may be different, but there are already numerous deaths and confirmed patients of COVID19. There are many who are devoted to saving
Trust in Science
Coping with the current pandemic relies heavily on cooperating and sharing. The thought that came to my mind right away was the sharing of scientific data and statistical data. Countries have to share their data and statistics so scientists and subsequently politicians can get a clear picture of how the
“Rice Ball” The emergency food of Japan
A long list of terrible disasters is written into the history of Japan. There have always been earthquakes, volcanoes, typhoons, floods, fires and war. Now a terrible epidemic has arrived that envelops the entire world population. When I think about disasters, the first thing that comes to mind is “white
Shelter in Place
Back in February, I gave the prompt Neighborhood to our group. At the time, I was teaching, and traveling, and preparing for an exhibition at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont. I was in my perpetual state of running behind. About Mid-March, Covid-19 became a reality for all of America, and