Category: 10 – Something Out of Nothing – creating peace and presence by making art in 2020

I started painting again. Just for me; brings me peace. 

I sketched through the stages of grief after losing my brother, and discovered I have this talent. When I sketch … I am at peace. A feeling hard to describe 

My Bang on a Can/Märzmusik Festival commission was about this. The piece is first about all the things, activities, and intimate moments that I have missed in the physical presence of so many people in my life. The second half is a meditation on what happens now, next, on time, and life. If you click… Continue reading christina w.

YES! That is what my entire concert ‘Compassion for a Modern World’ was all about!

Pandemic poundage perpetrating my gut Am I in a rut? Oh the bologna, the provolone cheese Is that what puts me at ease? Oh wait, there’s always a cocktail, make one please Make it a double before I cause any trouble. Oh what’s that in the rubble? My old pants that no longer fit over… Continue reading pearl r.

I started painting kindness rocks … which has now evolved into also taking art lessons. A definite stress relief, and it’s so much fun to use a different part of my brain. { Click on Jodi’s name to see some of her kindness rocks and drawings! }

Playing my keyboard, crocheting, singing in a choir.

I took up piano playing, and found such joy with it.

I dove into my fabric arts. Quilted a quilt and sent it away as a gift. Started on another for my bed. Gardening my acre of land kept my sanity. You can see some of my work at draz.us. { Click on Angela’s name to see two of her quilts! }

Nuts. I painted nuts. { Click on Kathleen’s name to see her nut paintings! }