Photo of hand-drawn sign stapled onto a utility pole. The sign has "thank you for wearing your mask" written on it as well as illustrations of three face masks. The sign was posted near Blackstone Park on Providence's East Side.
This was the image I received when I prompted my 5th grade art students to create a pattern using found objects. I was quite struck by the image and by the impact Covid is having on the lives of students.
The video gives a tutorial on how to make a mask out of folding a bandana and using two hair elastics. Lina - an employee of the Providence Public Library - gives the instructions using a PPL branded bandana.
I had to bring something to the Rhode Island Foundation for work. This was maybe my first time downtown since the lockdown started. I'd heard of Mask Up RI and thought a photo in front of this iconic Providence building would be a good addition to…