Creativity thrives with constraints. This time, more than ever, we are dealing with constraints. There’s a hashtag on Instagram #isolationcreation which highlights the amount of creative projects that are being birthed in a time when we are forced to stay at home with everyday items, food, old board games, puzzles, and most of all, ourselves.

With all this time spent indoors, more people are walking and running and jogging outside to get some fresh air. People who look like they haven’t jogged in twenty years are out there, huffing and puffing with sweatpants and tennis shoes. It’s for our own sanity and desperation. We crave fresh air, and movement allows us to connect with our bodies, our breath, and nature.

In a letter to his brother Theo, Vincent Van Gough wrote, “Always continue walking a lot and loving nature, for that’s the real way to learn and understand art better and better.”

Lately with all the walks I’ve been taking, I’ve found this to be particularly true.

Today’s #isolationcreation art is dedicated to our healthcare workers who are working tirelessly around the clock on the front lines with a shortage of PPE and doing everything they can to save lives. You will (and always will be) our true heroes. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.