Baltimore Sonnets

A Time to Help. A Time to be Kind.  A Time to be Safe.  A Time to do what you Love.  A Time to change what you can change.  A Time to move forward in ways you never though imaginable.  A time to make the best of each second.  A Time to turn off negativity. Be the Lightbulb . . .  *Coronavirus Disease 2019: Update in Maryland- 12/28/2020 269,183 confirmed cases  5,740 deaths   9,300 recovered Update in New York State - 12/28/2020 922,145 confirmed cases  37,411 deaths    99,583 recovered Total in United States: 19,151,651 confirmed cases, 333,326 deaths Total Worldwide: 80,979,476 confirmed cases, 1,768,048 deaths * All numbers are taken from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

Sending Good Cheers and Beauty During Tough Times During COVID-19, I've made over 450 postcards.  In April I mailed around 60 cards to members of the African American Quilters of Baltimore, to let them know that I was thinking about them.  We couldn't meet in person and I wanted to send them something beautiful in the mail. I decided to archive the rest of the postcards. They have become a wonderful record of how I experienced each day during COVID-19, especially the beginning days of lock-down.   *Coronavirus Disease 2019: Update in Maryland- 12/23/2020 257,862 confirmed cases  5,568 deaths   9,128 recovered Update in New York State - 12/23/2020 878,702 confirmed cases  36,873 deaths    96,185 recovered Total in United States: 18,381,991 confirmed cases, 325,097 deaths Total Worldwide: 78,471,775 confirmed cases, 1,725,959  deaths

 from Shakespeare to Baltimore I've been working on some new work for my book arts series.  Lots of experiments with traditional quilting techniques.  I love printing on fabric.  The textures are so rich and beautiful.  It is hard to capture all of the nuances with my camera.  Stay safe. *Coronavirus Disease 2019: Update in Maryland- 12/20/2020 250,808 confirmed cases  5,448 deaths   9,114 recovered Update in New York State - 12/20/2020 848,042 confirmed cases  36,431 deaths    94,579 recovered Total in United States: 17,840,000 confirmed cases, 317,667 deaths Total Worldwide: 76,789,781 confirmed cases, 1,693,578 deaths * All numbers are taken from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

During the pandemic my quilting guild, The African American Quilters of Baltimore, has not been able to meet in person.  In June, we began meeting virtually, mainly to check-in and make sure everyone was okay.   With each month, our virtual meetings have become more interactive and educational.  However, some of our older members in their eighties and nineties have not been able to participate because many don't have computers or smart phones.  One day in September, I received a call from one of our senior members and she asked if I could stop by her home to photograph some of the quilts she has been making during the lockdown. Her name is Catherine Wooten and she will be 85 in January 2021.  All the quilts in these photos were created by her during the pandemic, and this is only a part of what she did!   Her passion and energy have truly been inspiring.  I now visit her weekly to try and keep up with her amazing output.  I love her work! *Coronav...