Transcendients: 100 Days of COVID-19
When Stay-at-Home Orders were imposed on much of the United States and the world, I found myself socially distanced in my studio. Responding to the uncertainties and anxieties the pandemic brought, I tried to find light in positive stories. So I started a meditative weaving process, creating one woven paper work every day for 100 days, and posting an image of it on Instagram.
At first my focus was on honoring frontline workers. But as the daily events I could bear witness to online evolved, so did my subjects. The 100 weavings I created over this period tell stories that vary widely, ranging from issues around race and class, to food sustainability, art, scientific innovations, and climate adaptation.
COVID-19 has forced our world to reset and reshape—in just a matter of three months and ten days, the world felt fundamentally changed. My weavings became material expressions of both compassion and sorrow, and an effort to spread a message of hope.
When Stay-at-Home Orders were imposed on much of the United States and the world, I found myself socially distanced in my studio. Responding to the uncertainties and anxieties the pandemic brought, I tried to find light in positive stories. So I started a meditative weaving process, creating one woven paper work every day for 100 days, and posting an image of it on Instagram.
At first my focus was on honoring frontline workers. But as the daily events I could bear witness to online evolved, so did my subjects. The 100 weavings I created over this period tell stories that vary widely, ranging from issues around race and class, to food sustainability, art, scientific innovations, and climate adaptation.
COVID-19 has forced our world to reset and reshape—in just a matter of three months and ten days, the world felt fundamentally changed. My weavings became material expressions of both compassion and sorrow, and an effort to spread a message of hope.
When Stay-at-Home Orders were imposed on much of the United States and the world, I found myself socially distanced in my studio. Responding to the uncertainties and anxieties the pandemic brought, I tried to find light in positive stories. So I started a meditative weaving process, creating one woven paper work every day for 100 days, and posting an image of it on Instagram.
At first my focus was on honoring frontline workers. But as the daily events I could bear witness to online evolved, so did my subjects. The 100 weavings I created over this period tell stories that vary widely, ranging from issues around race and class, to food sustainability, art, scientific innovations, and climate adaptation.
COVID-19 has forced our world to reset and reshape—in just a matter of three months and ten days, the world felt fundamentally changed. My weavings became material expressions of both compassion and sorrow, and an effort to spread a message of hope.
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