COVID-19 (Disease)
COVID-19 (Disease) and the arts
Masks
Nurses
Being sent home from CSUSM with instructions to work from home, I was caught by surprise but I thought this would be a nice change of pace and I could find some free time to create my art. What I didn’t know was we’d be home far longer than I expected and the Stay-at-Home quarantine orders was not only coming from our university but also from our state and nation. The news on my television blared and it was nerve wrecking to hear but we couldn’t refrain from listening to it. The excitement in the voice of all newscasters made my heart beat a little faster and the news was creating quite a panic for all. It was not only in our local region but it was global! I am a double CSUSM graduate and my research and practice has been focused on the arts and mental health. I also teach art healing courses through the CSU Shiley Institute for Palliative Care so I knew what I needed to do. I started by coping mechanisms by sketching rough drafts and dooldes in my sketchbook. It depicted what I was hearing on the news and the stress I was feeling. Then, we were told to wash our hands all the time but now we needed to wear a face mask everywhere we went? Wow, how is this happening in 2020? From sketching in my books and journals, I’d find time to paint in the evenings and on the weekends after spending long periods of time on the computer. Afterall, all communication was now via something called Zoom? What in the world is Zoom, I thought. When I was growing up, my parents taught me and brothers to go outside and play, “get away from the television, it will make you go blind”, they say. From working in sketchbooks to painting in a small room at home, I wanted to get out. I needed fresh air and sunshine but where could I go without having to wear a mask or be near people? I took a lot of hikes and did some gardening with my husband. This inspired me to paint more. I also had the opportunity to paint an outdoor mural on a wall located in Oceanside, California, at the Muramid Art & Cultural Center founded by my friend and community partner, Joanne Tawfilis. We painted animals and nature on outdoor walls and they were to enclose a cultural garden. Our nation’s political status was (and still is) a brewing hot pot and stress continues to grow. So many questions, so many uncertainties drove me to create more so I could process what was happening. I painted flowers and nature, colorful animals and people. I painted national symbols and the crisis we are experience during a pandemic. Art is the tool I use, to help me process, connect and communicate with other and to cope through this crisis. This Covid19 pandemic continues, our global crisis’ continue, so I continue to create. #ThankANurse #ProtectOurEarth #HumanityandLove #Covid19Sucks #StayAtHome #WearAMask #LovePrevails #ArtHeals #MakeArtNotWar
Marilyn Huerta
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Together/Apart: The COVID-19 Community Memory Archive
StillImage
||||osm Escondido (Calif.)
Artists' studios
Painters
Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)
Muramid Art & Cultural Center Outdoor Murals by Marilyn with Joanne
Mural painting and decoration
Photographs of mural at Muramid Art & Cultural Center in process of being painted by Marilyn Huerta. Photographs by Joanne Tawfilis. Being sent home from CSUSM with instructions to work from home, I was caught by surprise but I thought this would be a nice change of pace and I could find some free time to create my art. What I didn’t know was we’d be home far longer than I expected and the Stay-at-Home quarantine orders was not only coming from our university but also from our state and nation. The news on my television blared and it was nerve wrecking to hear but we couldn’t refrain from listening to it. The excitement in the voice of all newscasters made my heart beat a little faster and the news was creating quite a panic for all. It was not only in our local region but it was global! I am a double CSUSM graduate and my research and practice has been focused on the arts and mental health. I also teach art healing courses through the CSU Shiley Institute for Palliative Care so I knew what I needed to do. I started by coping mechanisms by sketching rough drafts and dooldes in my sketchbook. It depicted what I was hearing on the news and the stress I was feeling. Then, we were told to wash our hands all the time but now we needed to wear a face mask everywhere we went? Wow, how is this happening in 2020? From sketching in my books and journals, I’d find time to paint in the evenings and on the weekends after spending long periods of time on the computer. Afterall, all communication was now via something called Zoom? What in the world is Zoom, I thought. When I was growing up, my parents taught me and brothers to go outside and play, “get away from the television, it will make you go blind”, they say. From working in sketchbooks to painting in a small room at home, I wanted to get out. I needed fresh air and sunshine but where could I go without having to wear a mask or be near people? I took a lot of hikes and did some gardening with my husband. This inspired me to paint more. I also had the opportunity to paint an outdoor mural on a wall located in Oceanside, California, at the Muramid Art & Cultural Center founded by my friend and community partner, Joanne Tawfilis. We painted animals and nature on outdoor walls and they were to enclose a cultural garden. Our nation’s political status was (and still is) a brewing hot pot and stress continues to grow. So many questions, so many uncertainties drove me to create more so I could process what was happening. I painted flowers and nature, colorful animals and people. I painted national symbols and the crisis we are experience during a pandemic. Art is the tool I use, to help me process, connect and communicate with other and to cope through this crisis. This Covid19 pandemic continues, our global crisis’ continue, so I continue to create. #ThankANurse #ProtectOurEarth #HumanityandLove #Covid19Sucks #StayAtHome #WearAMask #LovePrevails #ArtHeals #MakeArtNotWar
Joanne Tawfilis
||||osm Oceanside (Calif.)
Beaches
Plein air painting
Pen and paint sketch of Labor Day at Oceanside Harbor.
Consolation
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
Kahlo, Frida
Escondido mural at Grape Day Park. Image of mural outside the California Center for the Arts. The mural is an advertisement for their Frida Kahlo exhibition, but seemed appropriate for the times we're in.
Sean Visintainer
California Center for the Arts
||||osm Escondido (Calf.)
Bars (Drinking establishments)
COVID-19 (Disease) -- Economic aspects
COVID-19 (Disease) -- Safety measures
Small business
Outdoor dining/drinking setup at the PCH Sports Bar & Grill. The outdoor tables and chairs are set up in the parking lot fronting the bar and grill's entrance.
COVID-19 (Disease)--Economic aspects
COVID-19 (Disease)--Government policy
Surfing
Surfing is essential image and signage on the Surf Ride Boardshop in Oceanside, California.
Jewelers
Restaurants
Barrel Republic, Stephen's Custom Jewelry, and Vegan Soup Bar To Go (the soup bar seems to be closed permanently). In an effort to keep local businesses afloat, the parking lane of Grand Avenue has been closed off with concrete barriers, allowing businesses to set up outdoor dining. Businesses and artists have painted the concrete barriers, creating small outdoor murals that run along 3 or 4 blocks on both sides of the street. The center lane of Grand Avenue is now given over to parking, with traffic moving along the left lane. Despite the efforts of the city, there seem to be a number of vacant s torefronts, indicating businesses that have gone under in the past year.
Outdoor dining setup at local institution Filippi's Pizza Grotto. In an effort to keep local businesses afloat, the parking lane of Grand Avenue has been closed off with concrete barriers, allowing businesses to set up outdoor dining. Businesses and artists have painted the concrete barriers, creating small outdoor murals that run along 3 or 4 blocks on both sides of the street. The center lane of Grand Avenue is now given over to parking, with traffic moving along the left lane. Despite the efforts of the city, there seem to be a number of vacant storefronts, indicating businesses that have gone under in the past year.
COVID-19 (Disease)--Law and legislation
Mural on plywood thanking essential workers in the Grand Avenue business district, Escondido.
Breweries
Mead
The parking lane, outdoor dining/drinking space, and outdoor taproom of Good Omen Meadery in Escondido (now out of business). In an effort to keep local businesses afloat, the parking lane of Grand Avenue has been closed off with concrete barriers, allowing businesses to set up outdoor dining. Businesses and artists have painted the concrete barriers, creating small outdoor murals that run along 3 or 4 blocks on both sides of the street. The center lane of Grand Avenue is now given over to parking, with traffic moving along the left lane. Despite the efforts of the city, there seem to be a number of vacant storefronts, indicating businesses that have gone under in the past year.
Tents, tables, and patrons in the outdoor dining of Papusas Cuscatlan in Escondido. In an effort to keep local businesses afloat, the parking lane of Grand Avenue has been closed off with concrete barriers, allowing businesses to set up outdoor dining. Businesses and artists have painted the concrete barriers, creating small outdoor murals that run along 3 or 4 blocks on both sides of the street. The center lane of Grand Avenue is now given over to parking, with traffic moving along the left lane. Despite the efforts of the city, there seem to be a number of vacant storefronts, indicating businesses that have gone under in the past year.
Tents lined up for outdoor dining and drinking along the north side of Grand Avenue in Escondido. In an effort to keep local businesses afloat, the parking lane of Grand Avenue has been closed off with concrete barriers, allowing businesses to set up outdoor dining. Businesses and artists have painted the concrete barriers, creating small outdoor murals that run along 3 or 4 blocks on both sides of the street. The center lane of Grand Avenue is now given over to parking, with traffic moving along the left lane. Despite the efforts of the city, there seem to be a number of vacant s torefronts, indicating businesses that have gone under in the past year.
Bookstores
Outdoor drinking and reading space for Plan 9 Alehouse and Helen's Book Mark. In an effort to keep local businesses afloat, the parking lane of Grand Avenue has been closed off with concrete barriers, allowing businesses to set up outdoor dining. Businesses and artists have painted the concrete barriers, creating small outdoor murals that run along 3 or 4 blocks on both sides of the street. The center lane of Grand Avenue is now given over to parking, with traffic moving along the left lane. Despite the efforts of the city, there seem to be a number of vacant storefronts, indicating businesses that have gone under in the past year.
Judith Downie
Closures and reopening at O'Sullivan's Irish Pub
COVID-19 (Disease) -- Law and legislation
Signs and signboards
Signage on the door of O'Sullivan's Irish Pub addressed to patrons. The sign on the Pub reads: "We thank you for your continued support!" "As you know we have been ordered "shut down" three (3) times now starting with the original shut down order on March 16, 2020." "After having to lay off our entire staff each time you can understand that you do not just turn on the switch and reponen the next day. Governor Newsom has recently reopened patio dining, and we are now setting up to do just that." "We want it done right which includes restocking food supplies which spoiled due to the previous closures." "With that said..... We look forward to seeing you again Febuary 8, 2021 on our repon date!!!" "Come thirsty!"
O'Sullivan's Irish Pub
[Author's account of diagnosis of family members with COVID-19.]
Jamie Higgins
Text
Anxiety
Quarantine
Feelings of a 21-year old Mexican-American in quarantine.
Yulisa Martinez
||||osm San Diego County (Calif.)
Time
Angie Baggett