Session 57

A #CLAPBECAUSEWECAREPARTICIPANT

Session for #ClapBecauseWeCare  (tributes to first responders, health care professionals or essential workers who are keeping us safe during the coronavirus pandemic ended a couple) finished about two hours ago. As usual many people took part in the tribute. The woman in the image atop this entry is a regular participant.

And the two women in the next series of images are performing a duet on  pots and pans.

#CLAPBECAUSEWECAREPARTICIPANTS

#CLAPBECAUSEWECAREPARTICIPANTS

#CLAPBECAUSEWECAREPARTICIPANTS

Besides showing appreciation through tributes such as #ClapBecauseWeCare tributes and by practicing the traits known as patience and fortitude, the main thing that one needs to do is to wearing a face-mask when out in public.

Doing this is truly a sign of appreciation for our healthcare professionals, first responders and essential workers for most everyone knows, it has recently been noted that the importance of wearing a face-mask cannot be stressed enough as a means a to prevent one person from inadvertently spreading the coronavirus to another.

But the effect of one seeing so many people wearing masks has already had a profound psychological impact on many persons; therefore when Fine Art America (FAA) recently informed me that it had added the ability to imprint my images on cloth face-masks designed for everyday use when out in public through its sister site, pixels.com, I was thrilled at the prospect of being able to have this done.

With so many people wearing face-masks, I started to think what it must be like for babies, toddlers, and older children — or residents of assisted living and nursing home facilities cut off from visits by family and friends — to be looking into the faces of adults wearing a “clinical–looking” mask.

How frightening and confusing that must be for them! I hope that seeing my images imprinted on face-masks makes the world a lot more cheerful for them.

I have joined with fellow FAA artists by selecting four of my images to be used with face-masks.

They can be seen in the following four images (or via the link https://bit.ly/2S15zjM to view them all together on FAA). Please note by clicking on a photo (below) for an individual mask, you can read specifics related to it.

AVAILABLE VIA FINE ART AMERICA

AVAILABLE VIA FINE ART AMERICA

AVAILABLE VIA FINE ART AMERICA

AVAILABLE VIA FINE ART AMERICA

Each mask, made from 100% polyester, is one-size-fits-all using two woven, elastic loops to secure it around the ears.

Fyi, a press release announcing my masks  was sent out earlier this month) and remember, when purchasing, be sure to read the full description on the product page.