I am writing this during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. A few weeks into New York City’s stay-at-home order, I quickly realized I needed some sort of creative outlet while we are all trying to do our part by staying home and socially distance. Complaining about cabin fever eventually made me feel ungrateful when I see how our frontline workers are literally risking their lives to fight this pandemic. I got myself some clay, a gummy bear mold and have been making and painting a couple bears each day. This project has really helped to calm my nerves – I feel peaceful when I paint and each one of these bears has made me smile.