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Collected Item: “Art Without Talent”

Give your story a title.

Art Without Talent

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Photograph of an item

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

I was never an artsy person nor was I someone who terribly hated arts either. When the pandemic hit, like any normal person, I stayed at home and was submitted to finding ways to entertain myself when nothing else could. I actually bought some markers on a whim thinking they were on sale. However, when I realized they were not, I wanted to return them. Until, I tried them and immediately loved them. I couldn’t draw well with them, but I loved the doodles I would just scribble out when I was bored. The vibrant colors were wonderful to my eyes and felt so free. They became a way for me to simply enjoy mundane life in the midst of this global pandemic.

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Zebra – Mildliner

Give this story a date.

2020-10-01
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