On My Own Time (OMOT) Employee Art Show
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This community contains materials submitted for the annual On My Own Time (OMOT) Employee Art Show. OMOT is open to all UT Southwestern employees and students.
Questions? Contact Courtney Crothers for more details.
News
Entries submitted for 2020 are now available.
Collections in this community
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2018 OMOT Literary Works
Literary works from the 18th Annual On My Own Time (OMOT) Employee Art Show -
2019 OMOT Literary Works
Literary works from the 19th Annual On My Own Time (OMOT) Employee Art Show -
2020 OMOT Literary Works
Literary works from the 20th Annual On My Own Time (OMOT) Employee Art Show
Recent Submissions
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Love at First Sight
(2020-08)PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THIS WORK: This story is a metaphor for what it feels like to fall for someone in an instant and be captivated with all that they are. -
University College London
(2020-08)PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THIS WORK: A poem about being a student at UCL. -
Live
(2020-08)PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THIS WORK: We only get one life. I realized the only reason I feared death is because sometimes I feel like I haven't been living. This story is a reminder to live the one life ... -
Once
(2020-08)PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THIS WORK: This is a poem about enjoying friendship. -
Sun
(2020-08)PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THIS WORK: A simple hikau about remaining optimistic. -
Grrrr
(2020-08)PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THIS WORK: We all had plans before COVID-19 stopped down the world. This piece represents the coping stages I went through. -
Skinny-Fat
(2020-08)PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THIS WORK: I've always had an uneasy relationship with my body because I am what Western society considers "skinny" or "average" but I am "fat" by Asian standards. At my lowest ... -
Searching for Wildflowers
(2020-08)PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THIS WORK: A sunny spring day, with hope for many more to come. -
Marley
(2020-08)PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THIS WORK: Our first grand daughter was born a year ago in Colorado. COVID-19 prevents us from visits so we are stuck watching her grow up over streaming videos. I hate it! -
Little Loves
(2020-08)PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THIS WORK: This peice is inspired by my definition of love. I think love is both a spontaneous draw and a conscious choice, a passionate longing, a strong affection for, a good ... -
Epidemic
(2020-08)PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THIS WORK: I actually wrote this when we had the case of Ebola here in Dallas. I listened to an NPR piece about the stigma that Thomas Eric Duncan's neighborhood was facing, and ... -
Serendipitous words
(2020-08)PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THIS WORK: In a world where everyone glorifies busyness; slowing down comes with its own challenges. While we slow down and reflect on our lives, our environment and the beautiful ... -
Breathe
(2020-08)PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THIS WORK: The struggles with the COVID-19 Pandemic and those who do not believe in wearing a mask. -
Blue
(2020-08)PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THIS WORK: This poem originated as fanfiction about the anime Free! The main character is an introverted blue-eyed boy who only feels like himself when he's swimming. He made ... -
Black Lives Matter
(2020-08)PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THIS WORK: The recent events since the murder of George Floyd -
The Last Dream
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Silver prayer
(2019)PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THIS WORK: One Christmas, my dear friend, former professor and mentor got me a silver necklace. On one of the charms is a bit of smoky quartz, intended to calm and help manifest ... -
Mis-
(2019)PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THIS WORK: I handle a lot of mouse breeding at work, and that's where I realized what miscarriage could be like for mothers. One day a mouse was having dystocia and a pup was ... -
Forbidden Fruit
(2019)PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THIS WORK: The literal story about picking a peach stems from a recent event when I slipped while climbing a peach tree to pick a particularly ripe peach I wanted. I came off the ... -
The Gardener
(2019)PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THIS WORK: My grandfather passed away a few years back and this is my memorial to honor him. He was a man of few words, but I learned a lot from the little.