We Can Do It: Week 4
4/26/2020 1:01:31 PM
About a month ago, we began to realize that we were not living in the world we use to know any more. While the most important thing some of us can or should do is to stay home to save lives, the others who work in essential businesses to combat pandemic threats go to work every day to save lives. To express my deep appreciation to these people, I started a humble effort called "We Can Do It," inspired by a letter from a nursing school teacher, which allows me to donate my painting every week to someone working on the [...]
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We Can Do It: Week 3
4/18/2020 4:03:32 PM
Three weeks ago, in the midst of all the sudden changes in our lives caused by the current pandemic, I decided to give away my painting each week to someone working on the front line, to bring a little bit of space where they might be able to find peace and quiet. Read more about this effort, called "We Can Do It," on my previous blog post Week One and Week Two. It was my honor and absolute privilege that the 2 paintings already went to new homes where there's someone who fights this terrible disease to save lives. If you [...]
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We Can Do It: Week 2
4/11/2020 2:43:54 PM
"How very little can be done under the spirit of fear." - Florence Nightingale
I'd like to donate my painting of a nurse for the second week of "We Can Do It" support effort. This watercolor painting was inspired by the image of Florence Nightingale, a British nurse highly respected as a pioneer of modern nursing. I would like to give this painting to you, or someone you know, as a thank-you, if you are currently working as a health care professional or as a first responder, fighting the current pandemic brought on by the coronavirus. Please contact me. All I would [...]
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We Can Do It: Week 1
4/7/2020 10:02:18 PM
A few days ago, I received an email from Lou Everett who read my recent newsletter. Her words touched me so deeply that I decided to do something personal, as an artist.
She said, "Keiko, I got your beautiful newsletter and your message brought tears to my eyes... I teach nursing students and have been at the ECU College of Nursing in Greenville, NC 40 years. Your gratitude for what health care professionals are doing during this difficult time touched my heart. As we, like so many other colleges, immediately responded to put all face-to-face courses online, I found myself focused like my colleagues on the [...]
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