Watercolor Painting: How to Wear Masks Properly
I am an illustrator and graphic designer and I want to help the world during this crisis. In my efforts to contribute from home, I created watercolor paintings showing folks how to wear masks properly and stay safe.
Below is the detailed written advice from a Boston Doctor on the subject that inspired these images.
“For my friends not in healthcare and not used to using masks, while the CDC is now recommending non-surgical fabric masks when in public spaces, please be sure to read the details of how to take the mask on and off.
The goal is to prevent you from spreading the disease, but you also want to decrease the likelihood that you will get sick as well. Some important things to think about:
1) Once you put on the mask, don’t play with it, or constantly readjust it, and don’t keep touching your face. I remember when I first went to the OR in medical school - as soon as you know you are sterile; you can’t help but feel itchy. That feeling goes away.
2) Once you put it on, try and leave it on while you are in the public spaces. For example, if you need to go to two places - don’t take it off until you have finished the errands, and until you can wash your hands before and after taking the mask off. If you take the mask on and off repeatedly, you risk self-inoculation.
3) Wash your hands both immediately before and after you take the mask off. This is to prevent the possibility of self-inoculation. And when you take it off, don’t touch the front of the mask. Take it off by the ties, and don’t touch the rest of your face.
4) While the CDC says masks should be washed frequently - I, personally, would make a couple masks, and wash them after each use. The virus could potentially stay on the mask for a day or two, but is removed by washing.” — Anonymous Boston Doctor
ABOUT SARA:
Sara lives in Portsmouth, NH with her musician husband, Jonny Peiffer, and 2-year-old spitfire daughter, Raluca. Sara graduated from RISD in 2005 with a degree in Illustration.
Sara jumped right into freelance and has grown her small design & illustration business for over 13 years. In 2012, she co-founded the children’s toy company Storytime Toys, alongside Kara Dyer. Together they are growing the company in a big way!
