Covid Feeling, The Covid College Student

In Collections: Creativity in the Time of COVID-19

Copyright Status: In Copyright

Date: 2019/2022

Artists: Brokaw, Kathleen

Subjects: COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- , in art

Material Type: Drawings (visual works)

Language: No linguistic content

Extent: 2 drawings

Genre Note: Colored pencil and ink on paper

Exhibit Label: During Covid, I felt like I had to be this superhero protecting my son, parents, and sister's family. After losing my job due to Covid layoffs, I had to choose whether to go out into the world to find employment, which would risk bringing Covid home to my son who has autism or my high-risk parents. I chose to ride it out with my son at home. In doing so, I started drawing more and making digital art to clear my mind. Making pieces like "Covid Feeling" helped me rediscover my passion for art, so I decided it was the right time to follow my passion and go back to school for art. Then, in October of 2022, I caught Covid and was out for two weeks. It finally got me, during my busiest semester too. Every day, I would crawl over to my computer, congested and tired. I felt like a drained mucus blob, much like "The Covid College Student." It took me twice as long to complete my coursework, and I had to reread things many times. On top of keeping up with schoolwork, I had to take care of my son. Mom still has to be mom even when she has Covid. --Label design by exhibit curator Nancy DeJoy. Labels written by Ben Lash and his team in consultation with artist statements.

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1 of 2: Covid Feeling

A colored pencil and marker drawing. In the bottom left corner is a person with long hair within a dark blue background, next to a light blue orb. The person is holding back a bunched up fabric on the left side of the page, with red COVID cells that have sharp rows of teeth on it.

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2 of 2: The Covid College Student

A black pen and gray marker drawing on a lined sheet of paper of a person on the left with glasses and a long ponytail working at a computer desk to the right. The person is melting down the page, becoming shorter than the desk they are working at.

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