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Rose rocks will be made with red clay to represent each Oklahoman who has died from COVID-19 and will be assembled to form a chart depicting the change in mortality rates in the state throughout the pandemic.
Aparna Nair, an assistant professor of the history of science at OU, said the idea for the project came from the desire to use art to make sense of this historic moment and to process trauma related to the pandemic.
“This is a really important demographic, social and cultural moment, and I think it deserves to be commemorated, not brushed aside in our desire for normalcy as we all get vaccinated,” Nair said. “People are still dying so we should remember that.”
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As Casebeer sat hunched over the potter’s wheel, he proceeded to wet a clay ball and shape a cup with his hands.
This is Casebeer’s “moment of bliss,” when the clay is soft and supple. Because at that point, it has the potential to be made into anything.
He views this time he spends in the ceramics studio as a gift.
“Our time on the planet is actually very short and the older you get, you begin to realize that,” Casebeer said. “‘How much longer do I really have to do this?’ It better be good. Everyday is a special day if you get to be with your art and work in the studio. Not everybody finds that in life.”