This coiled basket incorporates rocks collected in South Mountain Reservation, an Essex County park. I found solace on daily walks there during the pandemic. This work symbolizes the weight of the pandemic, the political anxiety of the 2020 election, and the protests over racial injustice. The rocks bound to the lid represent the weight of sheltering in place. I maintained perspective and hope for the future through inspiration from nature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This coiled basket incorporates rocks collected in South Mountain Reservation, an Essex County park. I found solace on daily walks there during the pandemic. This work symbolizes the weight of the pandemic, the political anxiety of the 2020 election, and the protests over racial injustice. The rocks bound to the lid represent the weight of … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":31,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reactions.nmtours.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/works\/275"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reactions.nmtours.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/works"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reactions.nmtours.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/works"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reactions.nmtours.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}