I quit a job, quit a band, shaved my head, moved … what else could I have changed!
Author: 2020101_wpadmin
marilyn a.
I learned to: Shut off the news. Greatly minimize the negativity surrounding me. Enjoy simple pleasures like breathing pain free, reading a book, and walking on the beach. Pray / meditate more.
seán k.
Christiane and I wrote a book, and even got to teach 4 seminars on it at Pepperdine University. Carved a chess set. Built a clock. Shot a short film with some friends starring my daughter. Racked up about a dozen new art pieces. Best was the time playing music with the family. Overall a pretty… Continue reading seán k.
jamila f.
The disruption of my normal in 2020 was probably the best thing that could’ve happened. My normal was my lack of presence in my own life and relationships, of being on a constant hamster wheel, of chasing money and being in debt and doing lots of unsatisfying work. I knew my life needed a big… Continue reading jamila f.
tiffany r.
Relaunching my art-based non-profit for people with dementia infused my life with a deeper meaning than ever. And for my private creative time, getting back to multi-media collage and journaling about what each piece is telling me about myself has been incredibly grounding and enlightening .
robyne c.
Each day of May 2020, I took a picture of the view from one of my windows in my house. Wanted to celebrate the good and have to admit some days it was tough. Same red tree, different view. It’s all about how we look at things.
robyne c.
I wrote this on the hardest day (April 28, 2020): Not all views are clear. Many are distorted and cloudy, especially the view looking INSIDE my window. It’s easy for me to see the beauty in others and the world around me looking OUT my windows but not always the case looking IN. The view… Continue reading robyne c.
addison r.
I wrote some of the best songs I have in years. I also got back into visual art, and writing more confessional type posts & articles as a means of processing all the craziness.
terry b.
I made a fuck ton of pie. I miss having access to a pottery wheel so I make pie instead. I make about 120 or so a year.
sasha k.
I decorated my windows with fun drawings and made one look like an aquarium, another like a garden, since a section of our apartment building overlooks an alley full of giant trash dumpsters and I wanted to give my neighbors a nicer view during quarantine/ limited socializing. I’ve also been coloring mandalas and giving them… Continue reading sasha k.