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Many of us have experienced restrictions on movement and social contact during the pandemic. Talk about any restrictions that have especially affected you.

I am a painter, with a studio in a large artists building. The community there has been supportive and social. We always gathered for lunch at 1 o'clock in our common area. There was conversation, laughter, arguements, inspiration. Since the pandemic, our building is deserted. The few times I've gone in since March there's rarely anyone working. Of course, lunch gatherings are out, but even more crucial is the fact that very few artists I know are even motivated to make art. It's like the pandemic has sucked out our creativity or need to make art at all.