April 2020:

sampler

california zinna

Basil

tree house

modern quilt from Houston quilt show

around the city

my sewing area

project 

pop art and food bank

art which reminds me of the quilt above

pop art made by me when I was in 7th grade

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