Artists Support the Protests

On Saturday I attended the weekly Freeport, Maine protest against the current administration and its erosion of American democracy with my sister. We grew up in a fascist country and as the gentleman on the left is pointing out (his sign is not very visible), “Remember Germany 1933.” It was a pleasant way to spend a morning but we were all wondering what good it was actually doing… Lots of cars beeped in solidarity; some also shook their heads or worse. This is the point: we agree they have the right to disagree.

This protest coincided with the local arts & crafts fair, and one of the artists offered us all a notecard to thank us for showing up. I went over afterwards and talked with her: she is a farmer whose livelihood is being threatened by the administration’s cuts to the USDA… I loved her work and bought some more notecards. I gave the still life of just-pulled beets to my mother, who loves beets.