by unapocha | Apr 4, 2020 | Quarantine Life
Today I’m reflecting on masks. During the influenza epidemic of 1918, masks were mandatory. There were three waves of influenza to hit planet Earth in the early 1900’s with the second wave being the deadliest. It appears that folks got careless after...
by unapocha | Apr 3, 2020 | Quarantine Life
Today we launch our weekly Dreamocracy in America videocast! Why the obsession with De Toqueville? As mentioned in our Creative Capital presentation, Alexis de Tocqueville came to the U.S, in 1831 to study our prisons and as a result analysed the political and social...
by unapocha | Apr 2, 2020 | Quarantine Life
Who knew Quarantine Life would be so intense? There’s so much to do! A year ago Payan and I won the prestigious Creative Capital art award & fellowship. As a result, these past 12 months have been a whirlwind of travel and expansion of our creative practice....
by unapocha | Apr 1, 2020 | Quarantine Life
It’s April Fools plus two birthdays! Quarantine Birthdays suck. My adventurous little cousin Tina turns 34 today and I can’t even bake her a cake. The stores were totally cleared out of cake mix before the lockdown started. There’s no flour, yeast or...
by unapocha | Mar 31, 2020 | Quarantine Life
My Victory Garden is thriving. Lettuce celebrate! I feel like I’m on the verge of despair but then I go out to the garden and it all melts away. Doubts, fears, and the uncertainty over how this whole crisis will play out have little room when seeds are...
by unapocha | Mar 30, 2020 | Quarantine Life
I have Plague Poetry on my mind. This morning I read an article about folks that are fleeing metropolitan centers to gypsy around in vans: https://jezebel.com/influencers-are-social-distancing-by-ignoring-lockdown-1842560076 This reminds me of the 14th century...
