5 Tagged | COVID-19

Corita Kent on making

I’m consistently inspired by the work of Corita Kent. I love this quote. We are living through a slow-moving, totally avoidable tragedy. Any constructive acts we can muster are defiance. Doing and making are acts of hope. The Corita Art Center …

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The lowest highs

I turn 40 tomorrow and pandemic life continues. My immediate family and I all fall within the range of people who have no idea when they'll be able to get vaccinated. I'm doing my best to show up to work every day and pretend to be productive. It's …

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Smaller Better Things

I watched this mini documentary about a French butter maker the other day that makes high-end butter with old techniques that very few places use anymore. I really like this quote from the owner where he explains that he could make a lot more butter …

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We Are The Songwriters

The urge to create can feel like a struggle sometimes. Throw in feelings of isolation and hopelessness brought on by living through a global pandemic and trying to make something to put out into the world can seem impossible some days. I recently …

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Working and Mourning

I’m not religious, but when I looked out my front window yesterday morning at the church across the street from my house I felt my heart sink a little when I saw a completely empty parking lot. It was Easter morning. We're all mourning something …

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