Covid Creations -- Post #1
It's kind of an unusual time right now.....not only with the Covid19, but with this program. No matter what I do, it won't un-underline in the part that I see! The button doesn't work! And, the photos are perfectly lined up from my side. But not when I look at "preview". You probably thought that I just arranged them in a creative way! Who knows what this will look like when I click "publish." Oh well; it's always something!!Anyway, we've all been quarantined for quite some time. The first 2 weeks of the quarantine I happily painted away everyday. Then, I needed a bit more to do. I started sewing masks. These are just a few of the masks that I made. They all went to friends, family and donations.This was actually a lot of fun for me. Maybe I'm a bit of a fabric scrap hoarder, but I had all of these scraps in a huge box. Most of the scraps are from things that the kids and I made through the years. Flannel pajamas that our son made in junior high; shorts that I made for our daughter in pre-school; fabrics that used to be on the family room pillows that were chosen by the kids when they were small; on and on. It became somewhat of a nostalgic project. Also, I might be an elastic hoarder. I had enough elastic to make 45 masks! (Making ties is really time consuming. I didn't like that! And at that point started to lose interest; although I persevered for quite sometime.)I'm now back to painting (and reading, going for walks, and watching Netflix.) I've been working on landscapes for an upcoming show. I have work in two virtual shows this weekend. But, more about that in my next post.
It's kind of an unusual time right now.....not only with the Covid19, but with this program. No matter what I do, it won't un-underline in the part that I see! The button doesn't work! And, the photos are perfectly lined up from my side. But not when I look at "preview". You probably thought that I just arranged them in a creative way! Who knows what this will look like when I click "publish." Oh well; it's always something!!Anyway, we've all been quarantined for quite some time. The first 2 weeks of the quarantine I happily painted away everyday. Then, I needed a bit more to do. I started sewing masks. These are just a few of the masks that I made. They all went to friends, family and donations.This was actually a lot of fun for me. Maybe I'm a bit of a fabric scrap hoarder, but I had all of these scraps in a huge box. Most of the scraps are from things that the kids and I made through the years. Flannel pajamas that our son made in junior high; shorts that I made for our daughter in pre-school; fabrics that used to be on the family room pillows that were chosen by the kids when they were small; on and on. It became somewhat of a nostalgic project. Also, I might be an elastic hoarder. I had enough elastic to make 45 masks! (Making ties is really time consuming. I didn't like that! And at that point started to lose interest; although I persevered for quite sometime.)I'm now back to painting (and reading, going for walks, and watching Netflix.) I've been working on landscapes for an upcoming show. I have work in two virtual shows this weekend. But, more about that in my next post.
2 comments:
Neat to read all the productive things you have been doing Pam. Good for you.
Those masks are a wonderful gift to friends and family.
I still feel weird and feel like I am on vacation. I can never remember not working. I was in my last month of teaching anyway when the stay at home orders came in. I am a slow adjuster I guess. Be interesting to see what comes out of this but i am going to be house bound for a long time. You have inspired me to do something productive. Thanks.
Julie, you are so welcome. Love hearing from you. always love all of your wonderful paintings!! I look forward to seeing what comes next for you!!
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