Artist's images, musings, and observations
about life in the time of corona

Artist's images, musings, and observations about life in the time of corona

Omicron Edition 2022

Split Second

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As we slog through these long months of Covid and, now, the darkest time of the year when the ancient fear that the sun will disappear forever still lurks in...

The Getaway, Part 2

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For a week near the end of September, my husband and I escaped to outer Cape Cod (see my previous post, The Getaway, Part 1).  While walking in marshes, woods...

The Yellow Chairs

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I bought the yellow chairs at a yard sale years ago. "They're yard art," a friend declared. But they didn't fit well in my lumpy backyard, so they sat in...

Alternative Mode 2 .2020

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Since I'm not playing with other musicians in public during the pandemic, I find myself curating my own music. I've always liked this piece, which I wrote for my recital...

Breaking News: Pandemic Life in Suburban New Jersey

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By late March early April 2020, I came to realize that everyday life in suburbia had changed. The streets were empty. Local stores were closing one after another. The virus...

Signs of Life

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I am not one to notice signs. My friends and colleagues do; a feather on the ground points one towards making a major life decision, or a certain smell means...

Hoarding Food

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In March, at the beginning of the pandemic, I felt a strong urge in my bones to start hoarding food. As I contemplated the packages holding the food that would...

A New York – Paris Visual Diary: The Human Face of Covid-19

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(Ed. Note: A New York-Paris Visual Diary: The Human Face of Covid-19 is a stunning compilation of photographs that capture the story of the pandemic through the lens of a...

Masks of Boston, Part 2

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My purpose in documenting mask wearing is to engender hope and a sense of pride in people. It is a fact that the safety measures now in place may be...

MA Teachers Protests—COVID-19

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( Ed. Note: Documentary photographer Katherine Taylor took these photographs this past August as school districts were debating whether or not to open for the 2020-2021 school year. The images...