Neutral Territory

I am creating this body of work in preparation for a display at our public library in October. This piece is comprised of multiple cotton crochet balls of white variations. It is over 5 yards long (to be cut into multiple pieces) and over 1500 threads. I love the subtle nature of the value shift. It is mind blowing the level of uncertainty in these days. With the uncertainty of the times, events as far away from us (months) now are in question. I am thankful for the opportunity to work in my studio. I am grateful that 3/4 of my commitments vanished from my calendar and I can choose to use that time wisely. It's been a challenge to stay sane, focused, and positive. This situation has becomes nothing more than psychological warfare for the most "normal" of the human race. The trouble is no one knows the enemy. Life for us has become "One Day at a Time". I was having trouble finding even the time to breathe in my pre-quarantine schedule. I was(still am) managing a family of six while teaching three art classrooms, serving as the PTO president, taking college classes, working internships, and public school practicum. I am in gratitude for the opportunity to work in neutral territory. I do not have the answers and I will not be the fool claiming I do. I choose to move with grace and humility in the calm of my studio and I vow (to the best of my ability) to remain neutral. This piece in which I have been meditating on it forming with the title Natural Selection​ in mind.