(MAR 17)
“She understood that her heart operated on its own instructions, that she had no control over it or, indeed, anything else." In this quotation by Jeffrey Eugenides from his book Middlesex, I read it and see myself in the middle of my Biggest Pivot Ever. In my last blog post when I said I needed a break this is not what I meant at all. However, at the moment it's only two weeks off from school and considering my first concern when I found out was, “Oh my god, what about Art Show labeling for our regional school art show, because our honor society does the labeling,” and not “oh my god a global pandemic has hit our town,” this time off may be beneficial for my mental health.
In terms of progress, my digital zine has become my focus, as the physical copy of the zine is no longer feasible to be distributed, as a virtual Expo Fest is definitely in the cards. I have also begun to set up the “Submissions” and “Events” pages of my website, so that visitors can see the submissions page and stay up to date on when and where local poetry slams will be taking place.
In terms of providing a copy of “Your Small Moments” I am currently looking into Barnes and Nobles books and online, digital uploads of iBooks in order to present some sort of publication. I found a way to create my own cover and insert work into a certain format on these sites that I think would create digital proofs that I could use as references on my website shop.
While this time right now is full of uncertainty, it certainly seems hilarious to me now that I submitted this photograph to colleges in my art portfolios, entitled, "What is Left for Us?" I don't know what the answer to this question is, beyond what we have now: hard work, adaptability, creativity, and perseverance in the face of ambiguity and hesitancy in regards to how to proceeded in these uncharted territories. We all operate on our own instructions in terms of how we adjust to quarantine life, and thus so does the world as it develops our next challenge, without giving us any hints.
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