Quarantine Prompt a Day <3 Community
30 March 2020
Make art about the changing nature of community in these times.
Archive for the ‘resistance’ Category
Quarantine Prompt a Day <3 Oh the Music
29 March 2020
“If music be the food of love, play on”–Shakespeare
Make art about the power of music, the power of song, of singing, alone or together, in difficult times.
Quarantine Prompt a Day <3 In Praise
28 March 2020
“Try to praise the mutilated world.
Remember June’s long days,
and wild strawberries, drops of wine, the dew….”
From “Try to Praise the Mutilated World” by Adam Zagajewski
(Translation by Clare Cavanagh)
Make art today in praise, praising something, praising whatever is lifting your heart.
Quarantine Prompt a Day <3 Sustaining
25 March 2020
Make art about sustenance, about seeking it, about finding it, about what sustains you.
Quarantine Prompt a Day <3 Empty, Not Empty
24 March 2020
Silence never seems actually silent to me, as if empty rooms, if we listen, are breathing and speaking.
Make art about the sounds of empty rooms.
Quarantine Prompt a Day <3 Together
23 March 2020
Even though we’re social distancing, we’re not alone. People everywhere are showing so much imagination and commitment to reaching out across the imposed distance.
Make art about coming together, about the strength we have when we come together, about how much more is possible we come together.
Quarantine Prompt a Day <3 Regular Comfort
22 March 2020
One of the ways I’m coping with self-isolation is by working to keep what I can of my daily and weekly routines.
Waking at the same time I would if going to campus to work, walking the dog at the same times along the same route each day. That quiet cup of coffee in the morning, the slow ease of a glass of red wine at night.
Wednesdays I strip the beds, wash sheets, and put crisp, new bed linens on, with assistance from a particularly ‘helpful’ cat 😀
Saturday mornings I clean and wash the litter boxes, empty out and clean my fridge, mop the hardwood floors, clean the bathroom.
These small acts so much a part of my ‘normal’ weekly schedule, I’m finding, are helping to make the crisis we’re all sharing a bit less overwhelming, providing some balance in a regular, now-that’s-better, way.
“Routine” as a descriptor often gets a bad rap, but right now, it feels a lot like comfort.
Make art about the comfort to be found in routines.
Quarantine Prompt a Day <3 In the Details
15 March 2020
Make art about the beauty to be found in quiet, every day details, a cup, a spoon, the shape of a flower, the way morning light lands in a corner. We’re surrounded by beauty ❤
Restarting the Prompt a Day <3 Since We're Isolating…
14 March 2020
Personal matters and responsibilities had grown to the point that I simply didn’t have the time or energy to keep up with my daily prompts. But now, I think we need art, and creativity, and beautiful distraction, more than ever. So 🙂 here we go again. Let’s start with the obvious. Take care of your beautiful selves ❤
Make art about feeling overwhelmed, about stopping to breathe in the midst of the onslaught, about caring for yourself in spite of the stress.
Issue 4 of K’in is Live!
We’re so excited and honored to share with you the amazing work in K’in, Issue 4!
Mary Carroll-Hackett: Poetry and Prose 
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