Wreath of Grace and Honor for the 500 Thousand Fallen and Those Who Loved Them
by Aberjhani
Title
Wreath of Grace and Honor for the 500 Thousand Fallen and Those Who Loved Them
Artist
Aberjhani
Medium
Digital Art - Silk-featherbrush Artstyle Mixed Media Painting
Description
There are now 2 vaccines approved to prevent the spread of COVID-19 cases in the United States, where deaths from the microscopic assassin hit the horrendous figure of 500,000 on February 21, 2021. We knew the numbers were going to reach that high but being aware of something so regretful does not make accepting it any easier. The positive flip side is that millions have now received vaccines and reduced chances of overwhelming surges of the disease in the future. Plus, a third vaccine is being considered for FDA approval. That is seriously important in America where people are still having trouble avoiding in-person events prone to overcrowding even when the danger of doing so has been made clear.
“Wreath of Honor for the 500 Thousand Fallen and Those Who Loved Them” extends the acknowledgements of COVID-19 victims begun last year with “Sunrise in the Valley of Compassion” and “Flotilla of Candles” when we hit the dreaded 200,000 mark. It also pays tribute to the diverse workers who continue to push forward on the front lines to defeat the coronavirus catastrophe. In that context, this could easily be called the Wreath of Hope. The colors red, blue, and white mix and flow in this image to create shades of violet, magenta, or purple, which many Americans associate with bipartisanship. Or unity. It also provides the primary color illuminating the wreath in the center. The bands of black acknowledge both collective sorrow and expressions of honor while the brighter shades of green, teal, royal blue, and sky-blue signal rebirth in the form of loving remembrances, tributes, and kinships.
I am mindful of the fact that if the number in this artwork series title referenced total deaths from COVID-19 worldwide, it would be closer to 2.5 million. The grief over those losses is no less than that over any others. However, the United States has long had the sad distinction of leading the world community in pandemic fatalities and is now revamping strategies and increasing resources to end the insufferable horror. A natural passion for love and life makes it difficult for some to exercise the kind of self-discipline necessary to finally win this battle, but day by day and week by week we are getting there.
Aberjhani
https://www.author-poet-aberjhani.info/
Creator of Silk-Featherbrush Artstyle
Survivor (Thus Far) of COVID-19 Red Zone & Orange Zone
Co-Author of Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance
Author of Greeting Flannery O’Connor at the Back Door of My Mind
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February 21st, 2021
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Aberjhani's Official Postered Chromatic Poetics
Thank you Barbie for the honor featuring "Wreath of Grace and Honor for the 500 Thousand Fallen and Those Who Loved Them" in the BEST FOR BLANKETS AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS Group. That's a beautiful way to acknowledge what so many have experienced during the pandemic.
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations! It is my great pleasure to feature your lovely work on the home page of Best for Blankets and Textile Products. You are invited to post it in the group's Feature Archives thread for continued accessibility to buyers.
Carol Japp
Really lovely work!
Aberjhani replied:
Thank you Carol for checking out and commenting on "Wreath of Grace and Honor for the 500 Thousand Fallen and Those Who Loved Them."
VIVA Anderson
Aberjhani, Congratulations on this beautiful, meaningful, heartfelt new Series, “For the 500Thousand Fallen and Those Who Loved Them”.
Aberjhani replied:
Thanks tremendously VIVA. Appreciate you taking time to check out the series. I continue to enjoy your treasury of images as well.