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Collected Item: “Learning to Paint”

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Learning to Paint

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

artwork

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.

During COVID-19 and while social distancing, it became very hard to find things to do. It constantly felt like time repeated itself and went on forever, everyday felt the same. So the object I uploaded is a painting I made during the first couple of weeks of social distancing. This painting is important to me because if it hadn't been for staying home due to COVID-19, I never would have picked up a paint brush and made my first ever complete painting. I discovered a new hobby and talent I never knew I had, and it makes me realize that other people have also probably discovered new things to try because of this time we're going through.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#GGHSAPUSH, #artwork, #painting

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

Mia Villegas

Give this story a date.

2020
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