100 Days of COVID-19, Day 63

My Art in the Time of a Pandemic

Sonnet VII

Page from my newest book Gracious Light, completed 6/1/2020

Today I finished another book for my series Love Sonnets, From Shakespeare to Baltimore.  My primary inspiration for this project is literary:  I am fascinated with Shakespearean sonnets, the fourteen-line masterpieces structured like logical arguments about the emotions influenced by love and hate.

The secondary inspiration for this project is fashion history:  I am interested in historical textiles and their social, economic, and cultural significances.

*Coronavirus Disease 2019:
Update in Maryland- 6/1/2020

5,327 confirmed cases 

2,552 deaths   3,782 recovered

Update in New York State - 6/1/2020

371,711 confirmed cases 

29,917 deaths    66,110 recovered

Total in United States: 1,811,370 confirmed cases, 105,165 deaths
Total Worldwide: 6,265,496 confirmed cases, 375,526 deaths

* All numbers are taken from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center