Atlas Covidicus

The hospital leadership team was anxiously discussing the potential rate of personal protective equipment usage, and the likelihood of an N-95 mask shortage. I had started carrying a pocket-sized journal to capture not only details I needed to keep straight in the rapidly changing COVID-19 landscape, but also a place to sketch and jot down ideas. I had previously drawn and painted an image of the earth transformed into a giant Corona virus, the planet covered in COVID. As the meeting went on, way past its appointed time, I drew an outline of Atlas carrying a globe, with a viral substitution for his usual burden.