LIFE AS IT IS

”Circles Of life, Born from Pulses Of light, Vibrate To Breathe, While Spiraling Outwards For Infinity Through The lens Of time, And into A sea Of stars And Lucid Dreams.” #watercolor

“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” I am starting to see flowers blooming around me - in my home, backyard, and in public parks. So, even though these are times of trouble, struggle, and unhappiness, I cannot lose heart. I want to give my best fight - the way a yellow dandelion fights through a crack in the concrete to have its day in the sun. #watercolor

You probably have a favourite cotton T-shirt or a dress that you have worn for years. I certainly do. I have cotton T-shirts that are six or seven years old, which went through more than one hundred washes and still hold up really well. The secret is in their fabric, which is a natural fibre that grows on the cotton plant.  The Daily Star link Today, marketplaces overflow with synthetic fabrics — nylon, polyester, acrylic, and rayon. Why? Because they are low-cost, wrinkle-free, and generally, more durable than natural fabrics like cotton, silk, wool, or linen. But all synthetic fabrics are just different forms of plastic. To cater to consumers’ demand for cheap apparel, fashion houses and fast fashion retailers around the world produce clothes that are low-priced, but have detrimental effects on our health and environment. NAY TO SYNTHETIC FABRICS The production of synthetic fabrics results in serious environmental damages — from water and air pollution during the long...

“When can I go back to school?" asked my daughter. I find it difficult to tell her that there will not be any school for her for the rest of this school year. She misses riding the yellow bus to and from her school. She misses her teachers and friends, like hundreds of millions of children across the world who are at home because they are under some kind of lockdown. My daughter's daily routine is in disarray. The Daily Star link The White House announced that Americans would have to stay at home until at least April 30. In our state, the governor has ordered a shelter-in-place until May 15. From what I am hearing, watching, and reading, I can safely say that there will most likely be no more school for our children this school year. They will lose a chunk of their normal childhood in the process, but then again, this is not exactly a normal time from any perspective. As a matter of fact, closing down schools is having an immensely positive impact on our effort to ...

Shadow play: we have a deer🦌, an alligator🐊, a bunny🐇 and a swan 🦢. My daughter and I created animals with our shadows.  Do you have kids at home? Build visual skills by playing with shadows. I know we are stuck at home, but let’s come up with creative solutions to our boredom.

Sometimes you need a pencil and some watercolor to express what’s on your mind. #Watercolor🖌

Awaiting Happy Days #watercolor🖌 Painting is my tool to relax and unwind.

It is a life measured in numbers. If something is not countable, it merely takes a back seat today; the front seat honor is reserved for things to which numerical values can be attached. Today, we want to be able to measure everything that goes on in life! The Daily Star link We count everything - from the size of the paycheck deposited to our bank account to the number of likes on our last Facebook post. We count likes, follows, and views  on our social media accounts. The more likes, comments, follows, and views our posts get, the more acceptable and popular we become, or that is what the countable world would have us believe.  Our friends have become numbers. We count our friends --  five-hundred, eight-hundred or more. The more friends and followers we have online, the greater the likelihood of pocketing more of those intangible ‘heart’ and ‘thumbs up’ ideograms. It’s all about number, you see. We count seconds, minutes, hours, days, and months. “I had...