Sun: this item was a find at my son’s first soccer game post covid. After two years of holding him out of all activities, he was so excited for his return to “normalcy” and friends. Finding this memento (suns are something I have a soft spot for) was like a sign that life is looking… Continue reading Sun, King Cake Baby, Shells
This angel wings clip physical memento was dropped in the memento dropbox at the U of U hospital lobby.
April 28, 2020: Utah Food Bank at Maverik Center. Our largest food distribution event to date, with over 5,000 families served!
This beautiful rosary was dropped in the U of U Hospital lobby Project Art Heals Utah dropbox. Wow! So powerful. Thank you.
this message was attached to my teabag. i snapped a pic of it in Jan 2022 when the whole world was raging with COVID and hospitals were overflowing again. just when I felt like I was starting to drown in repeat pandemic madness, my teabag helped ground me. 🙂
I pulled the push-pin out of the plaster wall in my office and took down my 2020 multi-faith calendar. As part reflection, part act of aggression, I cut it apart. How could I collage these images, shapes and numbers to represent my own experience? I work on the Covid ICU at the University of Utah… Continue reading 2020 Multi-Faith Calendar Collage
Prayer is a common intervention to relieve stress and help patients cope during times of crisis and difficulty (Simão, T. P., Caldeira, S., & De Carvalho, E. C. (2016). For some, this act is personal and private, while others find solace in collective prayer. This is particularly true for families of patients, who frequently gather… Continue reading Praying by Zoom
I drew PPE Person as a playful mascot during Covid. Occasionally PPE Person, covered in a blue gown and PAPR (protective hood), would accompany an email with a bit of arts-based inspiration for colleagues, such as a poem, video clip, or song.
In March 2020, I had been a widow for less than 2 years. LBL and I had been together for almost 30 years. I was living alone and finally starting to get into a daily routine of life without my late husband LBL. Global lockdown hit and it was lonely. Trying to keep my sense… Continue reading March 2020: missing my late husband during lockdown
