Journal #7

  1. How are you feeling about the place of art in our lives these days?

I've definitely have had a lot more time to be creative in the ways I want to be, so art is very prevalent for me at the moment.  Also, since we're in the midst of a historical event I've seen many new works of art on social media conveying emotions towards the pandemic and how it's currently affecting society.  

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