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There are four ways to submit your object story, depending on the resources and time available to you and how anonymous you want to remain.
There are four ways to submit your object story, depending on the resources and time available to you and how anonymous you want to remain.
Option 1: Use your phone to make a video of your Object of Value in which you narrate your story.
Option 1: Use your phone to make a video of your Object of Value in which you narrate your story.
Option 2: Use your computer to make a video of your Object of Value in which you narrate your story.
Option 2: Use your computer to make a video of your Object of Value in which you narrate your story.
Zoom Recording.mp4Option 3: Submit videos or photos of your Object of Value and an audio file in which you narrate your story.
Option 3: Submit videos or photos of your Object of Value and an audio file in which you narrate your story.
IMG_5426.MOVVideo 1
IMG_5429.MOVVideo 2
Sample Audio.movAudio
Option 4: Submit videos or photos of your Object of Value and a written text to share your story.
Option 4: Submit videos or photos of your Object of Value and a written text to share your story.
When we got sent home in March, I drove to Connecticut with my boyfriend, since we had no idea how long we’d have to be in quarantine, and I felt more comfortable driving there than flying to my hometown of Reno, Nevada. I spent the rest of the semester there, and in June, took a stressful flight home. One of the first weekends I was there, I went to a natural dye workshop at an arts space I spent a lot of time at before I moved to Oberlin. With health and safety precautions in place, a small group learned how to dye fabrics using food scraps. It was the first time in a long time I felt like I could chat with other people and learn a fun and low-stress skill. Everybody was wearing masks and keeping their distance, and I felt community care in a way that I hadn’t in isolation. These are the scraps of soft dyed silk noil I went home with and use as bookmarks. I love how bright the onion skin ended up being, and how soft the coffee grounds and black bean water turned out. To me, together, they are a nice memory of the desert palette of the place I call home.
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