Posts by Garry
My routine
My routine. I lost any semblance of a daily, weekly or even monthly routine. I’m the kind of person who likes to follow a fairly strict daily and weekly routine. I wake up and do the same things at the same time on a daily basis. Above and beyond a daily schedule, I mark the…
Read MoreOut of despair loosing my summer Artist Residency in Barcelona, Spain, during lockdown, I FOUND a way to pivot to a new goal.
As an artist I owned and operated Lucinda Art Gallery in Federal Hill, Baltimore for 15 years and realized that blind people do not ever go to art galleries where they can’t see or touch anything. Consequently, losing most of my sight during the last 5 years my artistic goal became to open wider access…
Read MoreWhen the covid19 struck in March, I lost my approved 2-month Artist Residency in Barcelona, Spain, in July and August. I had to cancel all travel arrangements.
As an artist, loosing my sight, for the last five years I had been planning on how to open wider access to the enjoyment of art for blind people.and I created “Joyful Art to Touch”. I had two sucessful Artist Residencies and exhibitions in Madrid, Spain, in 2017 and 2018. I was looking forward to…
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I am chronically ill, and over the last two years have had a steady decline in my health. I have been housebound, and bedbound, before, which is a very isolating and othering experience. However, during lockdown in the UK (March-July) I found an amazing sense of community as life moved online. Suddenly I was able…
Read MoreFinding Comfort
Finding Comfort: I didn’t notice how the coronavirus pandemic was affecting me at first. No one I knew personally was ill from it, and although my daily schedule was altered, it still seemed like a bad dream occurring somewhere far off. It hit the world fast. Shops, schools, restaurants shut down rapidly and soon grocery…
Read MoreI wrote a found story that focused on the topic Family. The title of my found story is The opportunity to spend more time with my family.
When this pandemic hit us I was looking for a way to do more things while I was at home. One of these things I had the opportunity to do is to spend more time with my family. If Covid-19 didn’t hit us I wouldn’t have the time to spend with my family as I…
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