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| sampler |
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| california zinna |
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| Basil |
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| tree house |
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| modern quilt from Houston quilt show |
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| around the city |
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| my sewing area |
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| project |
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| pop art and food bank |
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| art which reminds me of the quilt above |
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| pop art made by me when I was in 7th grade |
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| Public Transportation still running-a positive sign |
I'm continuing with my pop art and modern art theme
I'm also listening to NPR and Terry Gross and David Rhode
He has a book out called In Deep--
He is interesting and so, is she
I took several classes in college dealing with Pop Art and fell in love with it
As a 7th grader in California I knew nothing of PoP Art
I created the Lysol painting above
The other students around me wanted to know, "Why are
you painting that?" I said, "because it smells nice and my mom uses it."
I also was thinking- I like this image and want to paint it
I turned the painting in---a couple of weeks later the
teacher handed our projects back--I laid the painting down
on the table because I was busy with the new project in art class
After a few minutes I turned it around and received an A- and wondered
why the teacher had given me an "A"
I didn't think he was going to like it and thought it was dumb
Later on as an adult I realized why I had received an "A"
I had created pop art when I didn't know anything about it
I was in keeping with Andy Warhol and didn't know who
Andy Warhol was as a 7th grader
I love Andy Warhol and found out he was a magazine reader
and so, were the other pop artists
I always felt guilty about being a magazine reader
I also like to keep my magazines, but unlike Andy Warhol (who passed away) my
magazines do not have a "room of their own"
I never felt guilty again for being a magazine reader
or following my instincts
My sampler--from Posie--I'm enjoying working on that (still)
flowers, basil-outdoors
A tree house, which sits empty, and was once used by some
little children
It makes me wonder--where those kids are now
I wonder about myself and everyone--the past, present and the future
The quilt from the Houston Quilt show (I don't remember the artist) and the work of
art from the museum--look alike
My small project I am working on and enjoying the creation
Creating something during this pandemic time
My small collection of Pop Art things---the bookmarker
from the library, which is closed....in conjunction with the
local Food Bank....before the pandemic
Now the Food Bank is being heavily utilized
I used it once and wanted to pay it forward by
volunteering, which I did twice
the last time was somewhat sad...because
There weren't a lot of volunteers and there were a lot of people
who needed help.....small children attempting to do their
part by organizing the back of the car they were in... in order to make
room for more items....
Maybe this is where the kids from the tree house have disappeared
to--instead of running and playing they are now having to become
aware of things, which I wish they didn't need to deal with
at an early age
When I left the Food Bank-after volunteering- I saw the long line of vehicles still waiting
for help---I found it disturbing and I realized again
this truly was real
Like 9/11 and the economic meltdown of 2008
the World and the United States is taking a hit again
and so, is New York
Our economy is suffering and so, are the people
but we will rise again
Be positive, create, read, listen, embrace and be safe
-Rebeca
