Sometimes I wonder why I don't sculpt the figure that one stands in awe of the beauty, or create a piece

that is luscious in its aesthetics? Why don't I use the more traditional art supplies I adore? Why can't I

create a piece to escape into the process and product or express my reactions to this current epidemic?
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... as I finish the first part of this piece on homeless children thinking how the children will interact with

the suitcase and what needs to be included in the suitcase. The start of the foster care piece sits across

the room, and the food insecurity piece coalesces in my mind. 


Then I realize, it is because this is what I need, what I am driven to create.