I can't tell if I'm drowning, or if I am just learning to hold my breath under water. Two weeks since the shut down began. Isolation self-portrait, March 27, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
I've always known that I wear my heart on my sleeve, but lately it feels like it's been wrapped around my neck. Isolation self-portrait, March 30, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
I feel like I'm being smothered. Isolation self-portrait, April 3, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
For more than a week now I have woken up every morning thinking I have the symptoms of coronavirus. Turns out it's time for seasonal allergies. At least I hope so. Isolation self-portrait, April 7, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
It's Easter, and instead of being with family, all we have is the news. I'm tired of watching the news. Isolation self-portrait, April 11, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
My head has been cluttered lately. I feel like everything is upside down. I might as well embrace it. Isolation self-portrait. April 22, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
I really miss Friday nights. Isolation self-portrait, April 24, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
I'm stuck in a box, with only one way to connect to the outside world. Am I trapped in here, or fitting just right? Isolation self-portrait, April 26, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
I am beginning to loathe the blinds in my apartment. Another sunrise behind bars. Isolation self-portrait, May 3, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
I am so tired. Isolation self-portrait, May 14, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Not-so-happy Victoria Day. This is too strange. Isolation self-portrait, May 17, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Things are starting to open back up, but I'm not sure I remember how to get dressed. Isolation self-portrait, May 24, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
I'm not sure if this is still isolation or if it's part of finding that "new normal" they've been talking about? There is no normal. Isolation self-portrait, June 2, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Okay, seriously. What the hell is happening right now? Isolation self-portrait, June 9, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
I feel so free when I'm outside. Isolation self-portrait, June 12, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Happy summer solstice. The longest day and the shortest night. Different this year, but still so full of light, of love, or nature. Isolation self-portrait, June 19, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
I will do just about anything to avoid going to the grocery store these days. Isolation self-portrait, May 29, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Happy socially distanced Canada Day. From my social bubble, to yours. Isolation self-portrait, June 30, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Catch and release. Don't forget to stay hydrated. Isolation self-portrait, July 8, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
It's been 18 weeks and 2 days since I last had my hair done. Isolation self-portrait, July 15, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Working from home isn't all that bad, especially with a summer as beautiful as ours. Isolation self-portrait, July 29, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Well, at least I'm trying to find the sunshine in this social distancing summer. Isolation self-portrait, August 3, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Oh, why don't you just go climb a tree. Isolation self-portrait, August 7, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
I've been looking for something, but I can't seem to open my eyes. Isolation self-portrait, August 8, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
I think I've finally had a break through. Isolation self-portrait, August 20, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Hurricane Laura is tearing her way through North America at this point. I warned you that I am a storm. Isolation self-portrait, August 27, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
I think my heart is crystallized by now. Isolation self-portrait, September 10, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
It's migration season, but for some reason I still can't fly. Isolation self-portrait, September 11, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Today, I just want to lay in a bed of flowers. That's it. Sometimes, it can just be that simple. Isolation self-portrait, September 18, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Tell me: was any of it even real? Isolation self-portrait, September 27, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
(Fall) down. What a strange September. Isolation self-portrait, September 27, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
I. Am. Done. With. This. Year. Isolation self-portrait, October 8, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
The sunflowers have been my lesson this summer. Just like them, I know that I am not dead, just seeding. Isolation self-portrait, October 13, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
I used to feel like I never fit in with anyone else. And now I realize, we're all about to feel that way. Isolation self-portrait, October 12, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Halloween is my favourite "holiday." I wait for it all year, every year. I know it won't be the same this year. Whatever, I'll just dress up whenever I feel like it, then. Isolation self-portrait, October 28, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Is it just an act? Tell me honestly, is any of this real? Isolation self-portrait, October 28, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Once in a blue moon. It's Halloween, it's Saturday night, and the full blue moon is rising. And I'm lost. Isolation self-portrait, October 31, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular cause or point of view. Propaganda. Isolation self-portrait, November 3, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Gratitude. Thank you. Isolation self-portrait, September 29, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
There will be no Christmas market this year. Since 2011, I've never missed a year. Isolation self-portrait, November 12, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Watch your mouth around me. Isolation self-portrait, November 13, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
I spent an entire summer beneath the Dawn Redwoods. They taught me that we will never truly be alone. Isolation self-portrait, November 14, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Dancing by myself, because that's 2020. Isolation self-portrait, November 14, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Lockdown Queen 2.0. I guess this means I'm still taking self portraits? Isolation self-portrait, November 23, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Is it safe to come out yet? Isolation self-portrait, December 1, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
This isn't exactly what I meant by "window seat," but I guess it'll be the closest I get to it this holiday season. Isolation self-portrait, December 3, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
What kind of upside down, tangled mess did I get myself into? Isolation self-portrait, December 21, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
A painful bite of reality. The second lockdown is getting worse. Isolation self-portrait, December 12, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Alone. Empty. Nothing. I really struggle with Christmas. I didn't think it could get any worse. It did. Isolation self-portrait, December 9, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Every day from here on out will get brighter again. Isolation self-portrait, December 3, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
Yippee ki yay. These holidays feel nothing like holidays. I tried to cancel Christmas but the world didn't listen to me. Isolation self-portrait, December 23, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
It's been a year of smoke and mirrors, my friends. Sending out 2020 with a bang. Isolation self-portrait, December 30, 2020. Laura Pedersen Photo
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Handle with care. Day four of another 28 day lockdown. I guess I have to post another self-portrait, April 2021. Laura Pedersen Photo.
Fed up. Isolation self-portrait, spring break, April 2021.
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Drowning. Isolation self-portrait, April 2021.
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