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
Windows
I live in a big city called “Seoul” in Korea. As I live in a big city, I think the concept of neighborhood is changing. Maybe it’s because of the complicated and busy city life? It seems that there are more occasions when relationship with neighbors feel formal rather than intimate
Real Cherry in Blossom Viewing
When I was a young child after World War ll people had very little money. Neighbors invited each other to gather at the mountainside as a modest pleasure of spring. They sat beneath cherry trees full of blossoms, enjoyed box lunches, had drinks and sang all day and far into the night. Everyone
Art Buddies
March 29, 2020 |Karol Kusmaul For years now, I have attended a spring fiber artist retreat in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Sometimes for a week, sometimes for 11 days, sometimes with a class or two, sometimes just to retreat and work on projects. The venue is unbelievably perfect. Lots of
The Only Blue House in the Neighborhood
Last month I went off to Mexico for a late winter break from the rain and gloom of Oregon. February had been very busy and I had not even begun to plan how I was going to respond to our “Neighborhood” challenge, but tucked it into the back of my