Thousands of People and Thousands of Artworks In New York City Part 3
On Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Because of the COVID-19 epidemic, it was more than two years since we came to New York City. NYC was an epic place for the deadly virus and took many lives. Now we came to enjoy the place and people once again. The COVID-19 virus is scaled down a great deal, and many more people have been vaccinated to prevent the virus. However, some people who took the vaccine still get sick from the virus, but the sickness is not severe or deadly. Some people were still wearing masks but many more did not.
We still see the mixture of people that makes us feel comfortable to be in NYC. It is a melting pot, and in many ways a center for the diverse population of the world.
We walked toward to the Chinatown area where are the rows of Chinese restaurants on every street. Our stomachs were growling in anticipation of the taste of fried dumplings and sour soup.
Our destination was not a big restaurant. We headed to the small lane, called Mosco Street. In the middle of the lane is a very small takeout restaurant that specializes in fried dumplings and soup. We bought fried dumpling and soup to go.
🙂THE DUMPLING LADY OF CHINATOWN 🙂
At the bottom of the lane, just a few minutes’ walk from the dumpling restaurant, is a small park, called Columbus Park Playground. There is a basketball court next to the children’s playground. There are some benches for parents or anyone to sit and rest, enjoying watching the little children play on the swings and slide. We found a bench to sit, watching little ones having a good time playing while we consumed our delicious fried dumplings and soup.
We went to buy a pack of Melon cakes for John. I chose a pack black bean cakes and we also bought some other items to take home.
We walked back down to Mosco Street heading home, taking Path train to Newark, New Jersey. As we looked up, we saw the New World Trade Center standing tall in the sky.
We wanted to celebrate our trip to NYC, but we could not stop thinking about September 11, for the anniversary for twentieth year was coming soon. We still remember the event that caused heart ache for so many people. But following that dreadful day, an important thing happened in USA and around the world. It became a unifying factor for solidarity among most of humanity. Today however, it seems the opposite is taking place. Especially in US politics, such as January 6 event in 2021 with the mobs ordered by Mr. Trump to attack the US Capital.
Please make every effort to encourage unity, compassion and understanding between people the world over. With this we can find peace and happiness together as one human family.
Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts, Monday, September 19, 2022
Thousands of People and Thousands of Artworks In New York City Part 2
On Tuesday, August 30, 2022
John and I had not visited New York City for a couple years because of COVID-19. We were eager to see once again the places we enjoyed walking about, seeing all kinds of people, mural artwork on the walls of buildings, and sculpture in parks and other places. On Tuesday, August 30 this year (2022), we had to go to midtown in New York City to conduct some business. We left our house about 8:00 AM, and walked to Newark Penn station to take the Path train to the World Trade Center. We took subway north to midtown and finished our business about noon. It was time for us to have our favorite lunch in China Town. For this we took a downtown subway to Canal and Lafayette Street. Here we were very glad to see murals on the sidewalks, tall buildings, and colorful graffiti on the walls of a parking lot. One interesting artwork was a large sun flower crochet on the fence of a parking lot. On Canal Street, we enjoyed viewing all kinds of merchandises being sold on sidewalks and in the shops. From there we turned into a small lane heading to our favorite source for food and a place to rest.
Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts, Saturday, September 17, 2022
Thousands of People and Thousands of Artworks In New York City Part 1
On Tuesday, August 30, 2022
China Town, Canal Street and Lafayette Street
John and I had not visited New York City for a couple years because of COVID-19. We were eager to see once again the places we enjoyed walking about, seeing all kinds of people, mural artwork on the walls of buildings, and sculpture in parks and other places. On Tuesday, August 30 this year (2022), we had to go to midtown in New York City to conduct some business. We left our house about 8:00 AM, and walked to Newark Penn station to take the Path train to the World Trade Center. We took subway north to midtown and finished our business about noon. It was time for us to have our favorite lunch in China Town. For this we took a downtown subway to Canal and Lafayette Street. Here we were very glad to see murals on the sidewalks, tall buildings, and colorful graffiti on the walls of a parking lot. One interesting artwork was a large sun flower crochet on the fence of a parking lot. On Canal Street, we enjoyed viewing all kinds of merchandises being sold on sidewalks and in the shops. From there we turned into a small lane heading to our favorite source for food and a place to rest.
Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts, Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Remembering Ing & John’s Street Art 2019 before the COVID-19 arrived, New York Times, AXIOS, PBS News, and NBC News
Remembering Ing & John’s Street Art 2019 before the COVID-19 arrived
Ing & John’s Street Art 2019, Downtown Newark, New Jersey, USA
Kai, The Artist, and Ing and John’s Artwork
July – December, 2019
Photographs by Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts
My first day of Street art was on Friday, July 26, 2019. I took some plants from our backyard garden to display in front of our shop. I started my first display of artwork with “Elephants at the Water Lily Pond” I produced in 1999. There are always people walking by our place, but more during lunch time. Most of them are the office workers. Also, in the evening, people walk by going home from work. Some people are interested in the artwork, and ask questions, while others are oblivious to the artwork that I display.
I love plants and flowers. It makes me happy when I see the freshness of green leaves and beautiful flowers blooming. Our shop is closed temporally, and the window gate is down. I thought that if I display our artwork and some of the plants from our backyard garden in front of the shop gate, it would make it more pleasant for the people who pass by. I am happy to do it, and I hope the artwork and the plants will help the downtown office workers or others feel fresh and lively.
I love street art for many reasons. First of all, the artwork is there for the public. It is for everyone who passes to their destination. Without spending time visiting art galleries or museums, they can see art while they are going to work or getting lunch. Some may pay attention to the artwork and some may not. Some may ask questions about the artwork. I hope, at least the artwork will activate the thought process of those passing by.
This artwork of mine titled, “I Have A Dream – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr”, I displayed from, Wednesday, August 14, 2019, to August 21, 2019. I produced this work in 2010. I also added more plants to fill the front of shop space.
My Thai classical artwork was displayed on Thursday, August 22, 2019. I produced this artwork in1994.
For more photos and information, please visit the following link:
Ing & John’s Street Art and International Street Art-Part 1
On Monday, August 28, 2019 John added his work to the display. John’s artwork is on the far left, “Impossible Dreamer”. “Gandhi Man of Peace”, in the middle is my artwork, which I produced in 2010. The far right is John’s artwork “Beneath the Lake”. Thanks to John Watts, my husband, for helping to display the artwork in a better presentation.
I am happy to display our artworks in public. There seems to be a positive reaction from the people who view them. People comment about the beautiful plants and unique artwork.
Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts and John Watts, Monday, October 7, 2019
I am very happy to have an opportunity to display our artworks in public. There were people asking some questions about our artwork. Some people took pictures of our artwork. It seems to be a positive reaction from the people who view them. People comment about the beautiful plants and unique artwork.
Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts and John Watts, Tuesday, October 22, 2019
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Ing & John’s Street Art and International Street Art-Part 3
Kai, our grandson, who love to do painting. He volunteers to do artwork in front our shop.
This is the nature of life. One minute we are here and the second minute we are gone. What remains’ is what we did with the minutes before, while we are still alive on earth.
On Tuesday, September 24, 2019, while we were taking our artwork down at night time, a homeless man asked me, “Do you sell the paintings?”. “No, I said, we put our artwork up for people to see, and it makes the sidewalk more pleasant to walk by.” Then he pointed to my Gandhi artwork and asked “Who is this man?” I explained to him that “His name is Gandhi. He helped his country of India to gain independence from the 200-hundred-year rule by the British Empire. He achieved this by non-violent mean. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who fought for human rights in this country, USA, followed Gandhi’s non-violent philosophy. I felt very glad that the homeless man asked me the questions.
I do not think that homeless people or working-class people will have a much of an opportunity to visit art galleries or museums. This is one of the reasons that I love Street Art. The artwork is in public view. Some might like the artwork or some might not, but it can create inter action and activate the viewers to think. This thinking process helps create learning and reasoning about what others show or tell you to believe.
There are some people asking us about our artwork that we display in front of our building. So, we decided to post a sign to let people know who did the artwork along with my Peace Poem.
Little one on mother’s bosoms
Happy to hang along
Where ever she goes
Ride, ride, ride
Happy mother and happy child
I am a lucky one
Ride, ride, ride
Mommy, Daddy I love you
Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts, Sunday, November 10, 2019
I wish some of the homeless children that I saw in the parks or the public library will have comfort and be as well provided for as this child.
This past summer I took our grandson, Kai to Newark Museum, I found out that it is free admissions for Newark residents, for others it cost $15.00 for an adult and $7.00 for a child. I took Kai to Military Park to play. I met a woman who has seven children and is not a Newark resident, so she can only bring the children to the park and cannot afford to pay for the Museum entrance tickets. I think the working-class, poor, and homeless children, need as much as education as they can possibly have. Museums and libraries are good places for children to learn. They can form good habits of learning and be able to do well in school and have ambition to get higher education, such as college or university. Education can help people get out of poverty. The cities nearby Newark, such as Irvington, Jersey City, and others cities have poor and working-class children. These youngsters will be left out of the experience and enjoyment of seeing the fantastic artwork collections that Newark Museum offers to Newark residents, and well to do families out of town that can afford the price of admission.
Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts, Thursday, November 14, 2019
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Ing & John’s Street Art and International Street Art-Part 5
Middle: Vincent van Gogh and his letters to his brother – Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts’ Artwork
Right: Homage to the Dragon – John Watts’ Artwork
Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts and John Watts, Saturday, November 30, 2019
Kai, The Artist our grandson, who just turned four years old.
It was time for the four-year-old artist to relax and play.
I have a better chance to learn human behavior and development from our grandson than our only daughter when she was young. This was because we were so busy with working and now, we have more time to observe our grandson’s interaction with other children, including his behavior as a baby and his progress up to now.
Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts and John Watts, Saturday, November 30, 2019
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Ing & John’s Street Art and International Street Art-Part 7
The reason I am re-posting some parts of, Ing & John’s Street Art of 2019, is because I miss our life and activities before COVID-19 arrived. I enjoyed posting our artwork on our shop window shutter. I had a chance to see people outside the house. Especially, when I had conversations with people who were interested in our artwork. We usually went to do our shopping, especially for food in different places. We went to obtain our Chinese food at China Town in New York City. After we had some food from China Town, we would head to Central Park, Washington Park. John had some of his readings, and plays performed in NYC, which was his best opportunity to meet friends involved in theater.
On March 10, 2020, I went to a hospital to support our daughter when she gave birth to our second grandson, Bodhi. That is the last day I step outside our house until now. It will be two years next month since that event. Thanks to my husband, John Watts for doing all the grocery shopping and other necessary activities outside of the house. When the weather is warm, I would go to the backyard and tend my garden, enjoying and seeing the flowers bloom. Some butterflies and bees came to drink nectar from the butterfly bushes and other kinds of flowers. Roses were blooming beautifully in Spring and Fall, when the weather was cooler. Now, the weather is very cold, some plants dormant for the winter and others are completely gone. On Saturday, December 29, 2021, I looked at my backyard, and I saw snow over the garden. I took photos of the backyard. John took photos of the front of our shop and the street, before he had to clean the snow from our sidewalk.
Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts, Sunday, February 6, 2022
I took photographs from our backyard garden.
John took photos of the front of our shop and the street, before he had to clean the snow from our sidewalk.
The New York Times on January 30, 2022
By Remy Tumin
Snow removal outside the Federal Courthouse in Boston yesterday. Katherine Taylor for The New York Times
1. The East Coast is digging out from a major winter storm.
After dropping a blanket of snow over parts of New York and New Jersey yesterday — as much as 18 inches on some parts of Long Island — the “bomb cyclone” marched northeast, bringing gusting winds, flooding and near-record snow accumulation in New England. Thousands of flights were canceled up and down the coast.
Nearly 70,000 households were without electricity in Massachusetts, especially on Cape Cod and the nearby islands, where heavy winds made restoring power difficult. As much as 30 inches of snow had fallen in some parts of Massachusetts, while Boston had about two feet. The storm drew comparisons to the nightmarish Blizzard of ’78, which buried the city under more than 27 inches of snow.
Parting shot
Photo: Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images
Manhattan’s Chrysler Building(center), as seen yesterday from the observation deck of Summit One Vanderbilt.
AXIOS AM on January 30, 2022
By Mike Allen
4. Epic nor’easter
Photo: Nantucket PoliceSeveral streets on Nantucket, the fabled island off Cape Code, “flooded with seawater during high tide … as the powerful nor’easter brought with it storm surges of over 3 feet,” The Boston Globe reports.· Go deeper: Historic bomb cyclone blizzard slams New England, may break records, Axios’ Andrew Freedman reports.Photo: Andrew Kelly/ReutersA person ski over the Brooklyn Bridge yesterday.Photo: Julio Cortez/APSpotted in Ocean City, Md.
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John Watts, my husband was helping me to assemble the stretchers for my large canvas artwork “Ceremonial Elephants”
Only Bodhi stayed with Grandma Ing and Grandpa John today. Kai was in school. I had to put Bodhi in the carriage to watch Grandpa John measuring our shop gate to hang Grandma Ing’s artwork while I was taking the photos of John activities.
As an art teacher all his life, John knows how to prepare artwork for exhibition. John also taught the Art Exhibition class at Rutgers University in Newark campus. I appreciate John hard work helping me to achieve my Street Art Show.
Bodhi was very good. He did not cry or try to run away but seemed to enjoy watching Grandpa put up Grandma Ing’s artwork.
This person told me that he is a musician, and seemed to be interested in our artwork. He asked John some questions. He said He like John’s artwork “Homage to the Dragon”.
I displayed some of my artworks, The Thai Dancer and some of the posters from our art exhibitions in the entrance way to the building.
I did the above poster for my art exhibition in New York City. In 2007 I produced Hanuman and The Thai Dancer videos. The links on YouTube are as follows:
Hanuman and the Thai dancer Part 1 (10:33 minutes)
Syrian people please stop fighting. If both sides do not stop fighting no one can help you. The others only give both of you weapons to kill each other and some of them will be happy to take your money. Both of you are tired. Please rest and think carefully. No use to kill even one more person. Please stop! I produced Hanuman and the Thai dancer video in 2007 because of the wars taking place everywhere. Humans never learn from the destruction of wars. War continues to cause both mental agony and financial ruin. I still think that my Hanuman and the Thai dancer video needs to be seen, especially because of the Syrian civil war. I beg the Syrian people on both sides to stop fighting, at least have a ceasefire. Please give yourselves a little time to think and rest. Please give and take, for no matter what, we are the same. We are all human and no one is perfect, and we are all trying our best. So please give yourselves a rest and help one and other. I am sure you will all feel better. The past is a nightmare for us all. Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts, Friday, August 30, 2013, 12:50 am www.ingpeaceproject.com
May peace be with everybody on earth and especially with the Syrians I believe that all Syrian adults will want their children to go to school and have time to play with family and friends. You want your children to be happy, not to be afraid and cry. You can do it. “Make Peace, Not War”. Please do it for your children and future generations. You can show the world that Syrians are civilized people. Be an example for the world, especially the countries in your region. Show them that it is never too late to make peace. Your children and future generations will thank all of you who conquer hatred and select peace and harmony. This will be your legacy of teaching your children to learn to make peace not war. Please prove to the world that both sides of the Syrian conflict are wise enough to see that war brings only destruction and that Syrian people are able to solve their problems in peaceful ways. Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts, Sunday, September 01, 2013, 3:00 am www.ingpeaceproject.com
Hanuman and the Thai Dancer Part 3 (11:11 minutes) Link to YouTube:
Syrian Crisis If I see two children having a fist fight, trying to hurt each other I will go in between and try to stop both sides. Then I will question both children as to why they are fighting and who is right, and who is wrong. Then punishment should be given according to the circumstance. If the UN has unity among nations who sincerely want to stop killing from both sides of the Syrian civil war, then the UN should have troops on the ground to stop the killing. Soldiers from a UN International force are from multiple countries, not only one or a few. Once the killing has stopped the International Court of Justice will determine who is right and who is wrong. The UN at present has no unity among the member nations. They are divided into two or three groups. One group wants to help the opposition and the other wants to sell weapons to the Syrian government or wants to join them to create a stronger power to fight the other side. What I see is that most nations are looking for an opportunity to join in the killing of the force they are opposed to if they have a chance. It will be impossible to stop the killing in Syria because the UN cannot organize nations to be a buffer between both sides in Syria. Both sides in Syria are afraid that if they do not kill the other, they will be killed. So, they go on until no one is left alive. It is very sad for humans in the twenty first century still kill each other as if we are cavemen. Now we use far more sophisticated weapons to gain power over others. How long does it take for humans to become civilized? We have educated ourselves in very advanced technology, such as going into space and mapping the human genome but we never improve human behavior. Long ago humans killed each other with stones but now we kill each other with the poison gas, germ warfare and nuclear weapons. How can we stop humans from killing each other? Please educators and all wise men and women please help. Tell me how I can inform others that if we do not have peace, we will never be able to live with each other in civilized society. Without peace there are only wars and blood shed on earth. I do not want to believe that we humans cannot improve ourselves. Some parts of our brains do not function as fast as machines or technology therefore our behavior can lag behind the effects of the technology we create. We have to learn more from our mistakes and be more patient. Hatred is the disease that creates war. I hope some good will come out of the Syrian and Middle East conflicts. The sadness from losing loved ones from wars will hopefully make more people realize that no good can come from killing each other. As I end my, Hanuman and the Thai Dancer, video, I hope that before someone makes decisions to do anything please keep in mind the two universal human conditions described in my videos, “Life is Short.” and, “All Life is Precious.”. Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts, Wednesday, September 04, 2013, 3:32 am www.ingpeaceproject.com
This person seemed to enjoyed posing in front of my artwork. I was glad to be entertained by him.
These people stopped next to the last pot of flowers. The man pinched out a small pink petal of the Rose Queen flowers to show to the little one. They wanted to leave, but it seemed the young one was resistant to move.
Two love birds enjoyed being in front the flowers.
I feel very happy, when I hear people pass by our shop with compliments about how beautiful the flowers are. That was my intention in creating an arrangement of beautiful potted flowers in front of our shop. It gives people a good feeling for the day or at least for the moment. The freshness of the colorful flowers that contrast each other in a variety of shapes and shades of green leaves, makes people who see them smile. They are happy to see beautiful nature on the cement sidewalk of the city. I wish to tell people it would be nice if we all can all do something for those we do not know, making people smile and feel good.This friendly gesture to others will hopefully start conversations that may move us to trust and understand each other more.
After hard work, John was relaxed among the beautiful plants, smiling to the pedestrians who walk by.
This is one of my artworks, The Thai classical dancer, and a poster from our art exhibition at Rutgers University.
Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts’ Artwork “Reflection of A Thai Dancer”
Produced in 2002
Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts’ Artwork “I Dance for Peace” Produced in 1996
Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts’ Artwork “By the Water Lily Pond” Produced in 1998
John produced above poster for our art exhibition on the 4th floor of Dana Gallery, John Cotton Dana Library, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey
We are two sides of the same coin, quite different yet bound together by common values and continuous exchange of ideas. We are both immigrants, from opposite sides of the world, Thailand (Ing-On) and Wales (John). We both tend toward storytelling in our work, which also reflects the influences of Eastern and Western culture.
Homage to the Dragon artwork by John Watts, Pencil drawing, 1994
Hanuman Watches Over the Children artwork by Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts Watercolor, 1998
I produced this video in 2008 after our art exhibition at Dana Gallery, John Cotton Dana Library, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey.
The Link to the interview about our exhibition is as follows:
Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey, USA, Sunday, July 5, 2020
Photographs by Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts
Happy 4th Of July everyone
Happy Independence’s Day everyone
Happy Equality for All
Happy Juneteenth everyone
Be joyful to be an Immigrant on this special day
For we are all immigrants
We all come from somewhere else
Even native Americans
Who lived in America before humans?
Animals and plants coexist
Humans moved to America
Wars have taken place in America
Humans kill for power not just survival
But Peace prevails
Humans can and do coexist
People even mix for Peace and Love
We are all the same Human race
Togetherness, Kindness
And helping one another
Keeps us Alive
Why be greedy or selfish?
For we are born with nothing
And die with nothing
Keeping Peace in your Heart
Frees humanity to explore possibilities
With Happiness and Equality for all
Keep Peace in your Heart Always
Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts, Sunday, July 4, 2021
On Sunday, April 4th, 2021 I sat under our rose tree in the garden with my work book and sketched some drawings. The end result was a peace sign that I will use as one of my logos. It is a good opportunity, and the first time for me to launch my peace artwork on the 4th Of July. By focusing on peace for the US and the world, came the message of, “KEEP PEACE IN YOUR HEART”, “LOVE” and “NATURE”. This concluded my wishes for myself and everyone on our planet.
Photographs by John Watts and Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts
In the celebration of Juneteenth becoming a national holiday,“The day was recognized as a federal holiday on June 17, 2021, when PresidentJoe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law[7] (Wikipedia)”, I would like to congratulate the event by posting the, All Black Lives Matter, mural on Halsey Street, Newark, NJ. The mural is located in front of Hahne & Company building. It is in the same block as our building. On Saturday, June 27, 2020, John and I step out of our building, seeing people working on the mural. We both ran inside the house and took our equipment; John had his camera and I had my camcorder to record in video and photographs. John was very clever; he went onto the flat roof of our building and was able to view and take photographs of the whole length of the mural. I videoed and photographed the event on the street from the beginning to the end of the mural. We enjoyed seeing the activity. All types of people, Black, White, Brown and others joining together to accomplish the meaningful mural “All Black Lives Matter”.
For the occasion of the “All Black Lives Matter” mural, which was in the process of being made, I asked my husband, John Watts to display my two artworks of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Gandhi on our shop gate. Both of these great leaders were practitioners of equal rights and non-violence which was the essence of the event.
This is a lady who lives in one of the Hahne’s apartments. Her living room is opposite our building, and she came down to view my artworks close up.
The mural was successfully achieved. Everyone who participated was happy. The mural is the evidence of all humanity organizing and helping one another. This expresses a need to accomplish the same goal as Equal Rights for all, recognizing that no person or race, should be abused or treated as less valued than others.
John Watts and Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts, Wednesday, June 29, 2021
Dr. King and Gandhi’s Ing Artwork Display in Public for the First Time in 2021 and Kai, 5-year-old Street Artist
On Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Photographs by Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts and Ing’s grandson Kai
My husband, John Watts is helping me put up two of my artworks.
Kai took these Photographs for Grandpa John & Grandma Ing.
Due to the pandemic of COVID-19, Kai has to wear a mask when he is outside of the house. All concerned citizens all over the world should wear a mask when they are in public if they are concerned about catching COVID-19. People who have the virus will not spread germs to the other people if they wear masks.
The United States is very lucky to have Joe Biden as the new president in 2021. He is concerned about the spread of the virus that will harm and kill more. He believes in science, and vigorously worked to acquire and distribute the vaccine to all eligible citizens. The result is a reduction of people getting COVID-19, and the reduction of people dying from the virus. The previous president, Donald Trump, does not believe in science, and shows this by his example of not wearing a mask. His followers, most of them Republicans, voted for him, support him, and follow his example, by condemning the use of masks, refusing to wear them, and not practicing social distancing.
Mr. Trump had, and continues to have, rallies that pack people next to each other by the thousands. Most of the audience are not wearing masks, while, Mr. Trump, speaks at a podium that has a plexiglass screen to prevent the COVID-19 virus droplets reaching him. Also Mr. Trump and his wife quietly received the COVID-19 vaccine without letting his followers know, and all his children also received the COVID-19 vaccine
By the end of Trump’s administration, over 500,000 (Five hundred thousand) people died as a result of his actions. The most puzzling aspect of this is that about 70,000,000 (seventy million) people voted for Trump, most of them Republicans, for his second term. Belief without reason can cause great harm to the believer and if seventy million people or more do so, this can cause the collapse of social order. If Mr. Trump became the president in a second term, no one could foresee how many more US citizens would die. The US economy could be far worse with many millions more unemployed, and a dramatic rise in the homeless population in the country.
I wish to keep my writing as a record on my website for my grandchildren and other generations. My intention is to make others aware that believing blindly in anything without reasoning and education can destroy all of us.
Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts, Sunday, April 18, 2021
I wanted to see my grandson’s face so I asked him to pull his mask down.
Two of my artworks, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Gandhi, are posted on our shop gate for the public. It is being posted for the first time this year, 2021.
We saw a fire truck passing by.
Kai the Street Artist:
The 5-Year-Old Street Artist on Thursday, March 25, 2021, Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Photographs by Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts
Kai was starting to do his drawing. He searched for the color markers. Then with confidence, he drew the line of the object that he had in mind.
Kai quickly drew his first character without any hesitation in a short period of time.
“Is it dinosaur, Kai?” I asked him. He shook his head. I asked, “Godzilla?” Kai said “Yes”
“I will draw The Gigan monster.” Kai said.
“The story of the monsters – it’s the mighty Godzilla movie”, Kai said.
Kai drew a snake monster between Godzilla and the Gigan monster.
Kai told me that he was drawing The Three Headed King Ghidorah, who is the ultimate nemesis of Godzilla.
While Kai was working on his drawing, this person was walking by and gave a nice comment to the young artist. I appreciate his comment to encourage Kai and also, he keeps the side walk clean. All people who do the sanitation work are important. If the bathroom in the office building is filthy and smells bad, it will make the work place unpleasant. We should have Sanitation Day to thanks the people who keep the places clean.
Kai drew the Mothra monster in the adult stage, then he drew the Mothra monster as a baby in the caterpillar stage.
Kai looked at grandma and said nothing. I thought he might be a little tired. I asked him if he would like a glass of milk, but he said no.
Kai colors the Rodan monster in red and Godzilla in green.
Halsey Street is quiet, the restaurant next door is still closed due to COVID-19.
“It’s very hot!” Kai said. “Take your jacket off.”, I recommended.
Kai said, “Grandma, look at these!” He lifted off the patch that cover the fox eyes on his shirt and I said “Peek A Boo!” He was so proud of his foxy design shirt.
Then Kai went back to drawing the King Kong character on his artwork.
For a while Kai turned sideways.
Then he jumped out of his seat and ran up the steps. He put up his hands and made some noise. I asked him what kind of animal is that. “Chicken!” Kai responded.
He ran back and forth in front of our shop, passed his artwork, to the entrance of the building next door. He did this a couple times.
Kai went back to his chair and looked at his artwork for a while, then he jumped up and ran again. I guess he needed to regenerate some energy before he resumed his artwork. Or he is just a five-year-old kid that want to have some fun, most of the time.
Kai went back to color his artwork after he had his fun of running like a chicken.
The Three headed King Ghidorah is in yellow. But Kai insisted it is gold.
“King Kong has to be brown”, Kai declared.
This young boy came with his mother. He stopped to see Kai’s drawing. Kai got out of his chair and let the boy sit as he gently asked the boy, “Would you like to draw?” The boy said yes. His mother told me that he is four years old.
I told Kai to get a mask for him. The boy and his mother did not wear masks. Then I went to get drawing paper for the boy. His mother stood not very far from us talking on the phone to someone. After finishing her phone call, she said that she is going to take her son for lunch at a restaurant nearby and she will bring him right back.
Kai waited for the boy to come back and do drawing with him. But the boy and his mother never come back. Kai went back to color his artwork and said “I wish he is coming back. I like him.” I felt sad for my grandson that the boy did not come back. I guess that Kai was hoping for a new friend.
Kai said “I finished my artwork Grandma.” I said to him “I like your drawing and your story. You can show your artwork to your Mommy and Daddy.” His Grandpa John also loves his artwork.
I asked Kai to pose with his artwork. He felt good for his achievement. I am glad that Kai enjoys doing artwork. As his Grandma, it makes me very happy to see his happiness and playfulness. We adults have to gently give encouragement to the youngsters in our family and all others as well. Children today will replace us, and become adults tomorrow. Loving and kindness to all can form a peaceful and harmonic family and society.
Adventure at the Water Lily Pond with Bodhi and Kai
By Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts
Kai is a young lad of five years old who is so proud of himself as the Best Brother Ever!
After Kai and his little nine month – old brother, Bodhi, filled their stomachs with delicious food that grandma Ing fed them, they are going for a ride. Bodhi is ready to be in his walker. Kai gets his mini truck out, putting a robe around the back of his truck and tied it on the front of Bodhi’s walker. Then he starts to drive Bodhi around the house. Kai and his brother cannot go outside because of the COVID 19 pandemics trouble.
At the end of the trip, Kai stops at the area that Grandma Ing is putting one of her large artworks, “By the Water Lily Pond”, on the hallway wall. Bodhi touches the face of the girl in the artwork. He murmurs, a sound, like, “Mom ma, Mom ma”.
Kai is interested in counting the number of butterflies in the artwork.
Then Kai turns to his grandma Ing and asks “How many Butterflies in your artwork, Grandma?”
Grandma Ing says “One big Swallowtail Butterfly in front of you, four small butterflies on your right-hand side and another big brown one above the girl’s head.
Grandma Ing continues, “One plus four, plus one, what is the total of number of butterflies?”
Kai cries out load “Grandma—–ma—–ma, It’s not time for learning. It’s time for play.”
Then he opens his mouth wide and makes many funny faces.
Bodhi is really interested in the girl. He keeps looking at her for a while.
Then he turns to grandma with a confused face as if to ask Grandma “Who is she?”. He is too young to talk. He only can make sounds like Ma – Ma or Da – Da. The next word he probably says is Kai – Kai.
Bodhi shows his expression as though he wants to do something.
Then suddenly he appears next to the girl in the Water Lilly Pond with a Flower in his mouth.
Then he calls his brother “Kai, Kai come in the pond.”
Bodhi comes out of the pond and sits in front of the girl and watching her arrange the Water Lily Flowers. Kai jumps into the pond and yells, “Bodhi, Bodhi, here I am in the pond.”
Bodhi moves closer to the girl and plays with and pats the cat, saying, “Hi Kitty cat, you are so cute.”
“Bodhi, Bodhi, I am up here! There’s a big bee on the Water Lily Flower. Bodhi! Say hello to the Thai girl and boy.”
“Lady! Can I have one of your flowers?” Bodhi Takes one of the Water Lily Flowers from the tray.
“Bodhi! Look! I have some of Water Lily Flowers for you.” Kai gets a big bunch of Water Lily Flowers from the pond. “I am going to give one each to Mommy, and Daddy. How about we give two flowers to Papa? I’ll give one to Nana, one to Pa, one to Grandma Ing and one to Grandpa John. I think I have enough for everyone.”
Bodhi tries to have a conversation with the girl. “How are you lady? I like sitting here. The weather is very nice by the Pond. Do you like it, Lady?”
“Hay! Bodhi! Come in the water! It’s fun to swim. You can see fish, crabs, frogs and other fun things.” Kai wants Bodhi to join him.
“Kai! I see the mother duck, and baby duck. Do you see the parrot flying this way? I love this Pond. We can see all kind of animals. They’re so beautiful. I love them all.” Bodhi is happy to be outside of the house in nature.
“Bodhi! I am very close to the ducks. The duckling is so cute. Yes, I see the parrot flying my way.” Kai is happy to be in the water.
“I love to play with these Flowers. Kai! From here I see a lot of butterflies. Hey Kai, look at the beautiful swallowtail Butterfly!” Bodhi is very interested in the butterfly.
Come on Bodhi! Jump in the water! You’ll like it. I ‘ll teach you how to swim”. Kai is having a very good time. “Thank you, Brother Kai, but I love to sit up here seeing all the Water Lilies and animals around the pond.” Bodhi smiles happily.
Grandma Ing has woken up from day dream and wishes that her two grandsons can go to the park or someplace outdoors rather than staying in the house all the time. Hopefully, the vaccine for COVID 19 will help improve the situation, and prevent people from getting the virus. Then we can go out to enjoy nature and people can come together again. Especially, in spring we love to celebrate the cherry blossoms and have lunch together with the family and friends at Branch brook park, in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
I produced “By the Water Lily Pond” in 1998.”
Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts, Thursday, December 24, 2020
Have A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year Bodhi, Kai, Mali, Jim, Nana, Pa, Papa and all the Aunties, Uncles and Cousins
Love, from Ing & John
Thursday, December 24, 2020
For more information and photos of cherry blossoms at Branch brook park, Newark, New Jersey, USA please visit the following links:
Astronaut Kai visits Grandpa John and Grandma Ing’s garden
Golden rod flowers and others flowers from our backyard garden during August and September, 2020, Downtown Newark, New Jersey, USA
Photographs by Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts
Astronaut Kai observes flowers in the garden.
He sees beautiful patterns of flowers casting on his orange astronaut uniform.
Astronaut Kai is hiding in the dark to witness the sun light shining on the trees creating beautiful designs on the wooden deck.
The yellow golden rod flowers brighten the garden when the blooming season arrived. The big and small insects enjoy the nectar of flowers.
Astronaut Kai loves to play hide and seek.
Astronaut Kai is admiring the purple butterfly bush flowers with the nice perfume aroma.
Astronaut Kai walks into the deep dark jungle and takes off with his rocket to search for the unknown of the universe as he disappears to far, far away planets.
Our Grandson Kai, just turned 5 years old yesterday on September. 21, 2020. He came to visit us in his astronaut outfit. He is so proud of his astronaut uniform. He wore it all day long, and took it off only when he went to sleep at night. I enjoy seeing the little one having a good time playing as an astronaut. It is a good relieve for me from the reality of political turmoil and the trouble from COVID –19 virus at this present time.
Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts, Monday, October 5, 2020
Due to COVID-19 social distancing we cannot see our grandson that often. But we talk to our daughter and grandson Kai almost everyday from 6 pm for an hour or more via internet-FaceTime. I teach Kai some spelling and math. John reads some books or does drawing with Kai. On this Sunday, August 30, 2020, Kai suggested that he wanted to draw The Life Cycle of a Butterfly. His mother just orders a set of real-life butterfly eggs to let Kai observes the real life hatching of a caterpillar and the transform into cocoons and the becoming of a butterfly at the end of the life cycle. John drew a caterpillar and a butterfly also.
John Watts’ Drawing
Kai’s drawing: The Life Cycle of a Butterfly (black & white), Sunday, August 30, 2020
Kai’s drawing: The Life Cycle of a Butterfly (colors), Sunday, August 30, 2020
I told Kai that Ms. Fran, his Newark Museum teacher, wrote us a message on my website comments section, as follows:
“Hi Kai & Ing,
I hope you and your family are well! What a lovely trip down memory lane to see these photos! Just a little more than a year ago. I hope we can visit sometime soon, when the museum opens up to the public. Till then, stay well and have FUN!”
Kai said that he misses Ms. Fran also, and he would like her to see his, “The Life Cycle of a Butterfly,” drawing. He really enjoyed drawing to make his first little book and museum tour trip with Ms. Fran. He said he would love to see her again when the museum is opened for the new classes.
For more photos and information of Kai taking lessons with Ms. Fran Garrido at The Newark Museum please visit the following link:
Because of the COVID-19 epidemic, it was more than two years since we came to New York City. NYC was an epic place for the deadly virus and took many lives. Now we came to enjoy the place and people once again. The COVID-19 virus is scaled down a great deal, and many more people have been vaccinated to prevent the virus. However, some people who took the vaccine still get sick from the virus, but the sickness is not severe or deadly. Some people were still wearing masks but many more did not.
We still see the mixture of people that makes us feel comfortable to be in NYC. It is a melting pot, and in many ways a center for the diverse population of the world. 
We walked toward to the Chinatown area where are the rows of Chinese restaurants on every street. Our stomachs were growling in anticipation of the taste of fried dumplings and sour soup. 
Our destination was not a big restaurant. We headed to the small lane, called Mosco Street. In the middle of the lane is a very small takeout restaurant that specializes in fried dumplings and soup. We bought fried dumpling and soup to go.
🙂THE DUMPLING LADY OF CHINATOWN 🙂
At the bottom of the lane, just a few minutes’ walk from the dumpling restaurant, is a small park, called Columbus Park Playground. There is a basketball court next to the children’s playground. There are some benches for parents or anyone to sit and rest, enjoying watching the little children play on the swings and slide. We found a bench to sit, watching little ones having a good time playing while we consumed our delicious fried dumplings and soup.
We went to buy a pack of Melon cakes for John. I chose a pack black bean cakes and we also bought some other items to take home. 
We walked back down to Mosco Street heading home, taking Path train to Newark, New Jersey. As we looked up, we saw the New World Trade Center standing tall in the sky. 
