Five years on: How have I changed? How have you?
LIKE A TRAIN: From the start, I created collages that helped me process and illustrate my response to the unfolding crisis that COVID-19 brought into our lives. It felt like a train roaring towards us. We didn't know where it had come from or where it would take us. But, it seemed, we were already on board and moving with it. Where would it end? Has it ended? Are we there yet? I am not sure, but I do know that art and creative pursuits have helped me get to where I find myself today, five years later. My Daily Log recorded my evolving understanding of what was happening in those early days — Wednesday, March 11, 2020 : Three cases of COVID-19 reported in Manitoba #coronavirus Friday, March 13, 2020 : My employer (a college) announces that, due to COVID-19, students will be off campus the following week, while staff will prepare for online teaching and administration of duties. Saturday, March 14, 2020 : I tried to shop at a major supermarket but it was so crazy crowded that I lef...