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Collected Item: “COVID Calm”

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COVID Calm

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Photographed is Brie Breyer in her work area

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.

Brie Breyer is an example of a person inspired by the stillness of Covid who has been able to compete with her creative side for the skills and opportunities to become an entrepreneur. Brie has begun briecrafts on instagram which is a store dedicated to homemade jewelry and furniture handcrafted. Brie has explained that the break in that COVID provided her allowed her to explore her creative being by learning tools that she already possessed. Brie’s motto is discover by doing, not only has she developed new techniques and enquired skills but also discover a new passion. Although Brie is unsure of her future possibilities she expressed greatly that she feels a sense of accomplishment discovering this new ability.

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#crafted #homemadejewlery
#learning #covid #duringapandemic
#crafting #womenpower #rhodeisland #model #photographer

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#crafted #homemadejewlery #learning #covid #duringapandemic #crafting #womenpower #rhodeisland #model #photographer

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

Brie Breyer

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2020-12-14
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