Artist Tucker Nichols of San Raphael, California appeared on the PBSNewshour Arts and Culture series CANVAS on 5-8-20. He spoke of how the experience of being sick is isolating so he sends flowers, paintings of flowers, that is, from loved ones of sick people. In this time of Corona, he has had so many requests, he now has to post pictures of his paintings of flowers on line:
He writes:
Flowers for the ventilator operators
Flowers for the hospital janitors
Flowers for the bare handed mail carrier
Flowers for the neighbor who sits in her window on patrol
Flowers for elastic waistbands
Flowers for the dishwasher
Flowers for for you if you are the dishwasher
Flowers for someone who left in an ambulance but still no update
Flowers for the kids who are realizing none of the grown ups know how this is going to play out
Flowers for the frazzled woman at the post office directing the other customers to maintain their six foot perimeters while trying to keep her place in line
Flowers for New York City
Flowers for anyone in any hospital for any reason
Flowers for your mother
Flowers for anyone stuck at home without flowers today
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