Getting creative in quarantine
Students use this time as an opportunity to try new things
With all the freetime due to the stay-at-home order, students are using this time to get creative and try new things. Whether it is baking, painting, or making DIYs, there are many ways to get creative and have some fun during these difficult times.
Stitching to pass the time
Teresa Davis, senior, had so much time on her hands she decided to give cross stitching a try after seeing one of her camp friends post a picture of what she made. “It makes the time go by really fast. I’ll [say to myself], ‘I'll just finish one more row,’ and then 45 minutes will pass, [but it only feels like five],” Davis said. Davis’s mom used to cross stitch, so Davis got “...
Knitting creative
“I’ve wanted to [learn to knit] because I’ve always had an interest in creating things. When I found out about knitting I thought that it was going to be a tough skill to learn, but then I talked to some people and they [helped me learn],” Matthew Shaw, sophomore, said. Shaw, sophomore, was planning on taking up knitting over the summer, but “then we got stuck in quarantine,” Shaw said. H...
Facetime photoshoots
When things get tough, artists know how to think outside of the box and make the best out of what they have in order to do what they enjoy. For Rachael Lee, junior, that is photography, and she has found other ways to do what she loves. A benefit of the free time has been the ability to “explore doing different things or dedicate more time to more creative and artistic things that I just have...
