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A photo of a hand sewn shoulder bag that was made only using a single piece of fabric. The artist used hemp, silk thread, beeswax, zippers, and D-rings. The bag is black with a gold ring on the strap that can be used to adjust the length of the shoulder strap.

A photo of a hand sewn quilt hung up on a wall. There are black, white, and grey checkers. The artist used linen, silk thread, beeswax, cotton batting, and cotton thread.

An abstract drawing made with various mediums like pencil, colored pencil, oil pastel, charcoal, and pen on sketchbook paper. In the center is the black outline of a head and neck. Inside of the outline, the jawline and cheeks are shaded in a tan color. Two dots are in the place of eyes, another dot is in place of a nose, and a final dot represents the mouth. The neck is shaded in gray with pencil. Surrounding The person are white shapes outlined with gray. A name and date are in the bottom left corner reading “W. Lynch 5/9/22”

A drawing made with various mediums like pencil, colored pencil, oil pastel, charcoal, and pen on sketchbook paper. Within the drawing are different sections. Starting at the top left corner, around 11 o’clock to 5 o’clock is a diagonal column that leads is filled with the black outlines of four faces with abstract body parts drawn within them. Around 7 o’clock in the bottom left corner is a waved black line separating two sketches of faces within shaded graphite. Around 2 o’clock, in the top right corner, is a chair sitting in front of a red paneled background.

Pictured against a dark background is a long, silver, metal cylinder with ridges on the bottom and top. At the very top of the object are small holes, and a rusted, round piece of metal with small spikes. The object is lit from the right side, putting the left side in shadow.

A photograph of a quilted wall hanging representing 2020. In the center is a self portrait of a white woman with long gray hair, wearing a gold necklace and blue shirt. She is in a red circle with “2020” beaded in red above her. Coming out of the circle, in a starburst shape are twelve different colored panels representing each month of the year. The quilt is color coded with colors representing highlights of the year and gray representing missed experiences.

An oil painting of a hotel room. On the far left in the foreground, is a wall with a mirror. In the background is a closed door with a sign on it on the right and an open door on the left. The colors of the painting are similar shades of neutral.

An oil painting of a bland hotel room. The bottom half of the painting is of a messy bed with white sheets and white pillows. To the right is a lamp with a white shade and round beige base. The wall in the background is tan.

A portrait of a man painted with oil paints against a brown background. The man is pictured from the shoulders up. He is Asian, with very short dark hair and brown eyes. He is wearing a white shirt with an upright collar secured by two buttons.

An oil painting of a doorway opening into a hotel bathroom. To the left of the doorway is a thermostat and a light switch. The door is opening from the left side. Inside is a toilet, an open trunk on the floor, and a phone on the wall. The walls, door, and floor are all beige.

An oil painting of the entryway of a hotel room. The beige walls on either side lead to a white door with a sign on it. There is a pair of shoes next to the door and luggage lined up against the right wall.

An oil painting of the corner of a hotel room. On the left is a full-size mirror mounted to the wall. To the right of the mirror is a nightstand with a decorative lamp. To the right of the nightstand is the edge of a bed with white pillows and sheets.

An oil painting on paper. The painting depicts houses with no doors, only small windows. The painting is in different shades of blue with small orange details towards the top of the piece. Towards the bottom left corner is a small white frame that has another painting of houses on top of a blue platform.

An oil painting on paper. The painting depicts houses with no doors, only small windows. The painting is in different shades of blue with small orange details towards the top of the piece. Towards the top right corner is a small white frame that has another painting of an orange house surrounded by blue.

I could tell I was deep into cabin fever and feeling more than freaked and scared during the pandemic, and I thought it would be a good songwriting goal to express the overly antsy anxious energy. I finished the song right as I was turning 59 years old.

A hallway next to a gallery of art behind glass. The hallway, on the left is a zentangle wall of black and white with a large green cactus with pink flowers at the end of the hall. In the gallery on the right are 14 colorful pieces, some with natural elements and some abstract. In the bottom right of the gallery in large letters on the white wall the art is hanging on is “Deshawn Washington”.

A green-speckled silver statue of a person with short hair holding a very small baby in a green garden in front of a stone wall. The person is wearing a robe and a beaded rosary with a cross on it. There are 4-5 types of plants, a palm tree weeping over the statue and other leafy bush varieties of plants surrounding it.

White circular shapes and long, wavy, circular shapes in white on a black background. There are specks of white and brown with white blotches also scattered throughout the piece.