Capturing the joy of accomplishment

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KathyS

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Hi, I live in the Pacific Northwest and am working on some unfinished business at this phase of my life. I create art experiences for people with dementia. I conduct classes at assisted living centers and adult family homes. I am simply amazed at the art work produced by people who forgot that they once thought they could not paint or draw. In my early years I was an art teacher and photographer. I now take photos of the people I teach and capture the sheer joy of accomplishment as they hold up and display their art. I have a website so if you would like to see it let me know. I plan to have an exhibit of my portraiture of these 80-100 year old artists who have found this amazing talent. I am also a steward in a city park removing invasives, planting trees and organizing work parties. I also am a blogger and ghost write several blogs. I tend to look at the sunny-side.
 

I commend you on your dedication to the elderly, Kathy! My late mom-in-law we cared for suffered from Alzheimer's and would talk constantly about the mining disaster that occurred in her youth, so while I was looking for some books on the subject for her, found a guy who was collecting memories and info on the event who ended up interviewing her, told her memories in a book along with her family pictures associated with the event. Until she passed at 91, she reread that book daily, grateful that her memories had found a place. You do great things......kudos....
 

Hi Kathy!

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Hey, Kathy. Another Junior Member. How we do rate! Makes me feel young again. Okay, I'll bite: What's an invasive that you remove from the city park? Hey, I don't know about the others, but I'd be delighted to see your pictures at your website. Thanks for sharing your amazing generosity and grace.

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How nice to see the sunshine in the Pacific Northwest today. After many days of drizzle and clouds the sun is an event. I love the green forests here it is all because of the misty rain. There is a fern called licorice, like the candy. It grows almost perpendicular out of the Big Leaf Maple trunks. The trunks are carpeted in moss. A site to see. I am a steward in a local park holding work parties to keep up the restoration work. You can visit "my" park here www.juanitaheightspark.com I also mentioned that I am an art teacher. I am writing a book on teaching art to us (the elderly) and am creating very simple Art Experience kits. I'm almost done and when I have a link I'll publish it. In the meantime, I built a site about my teaching here https://kathyschuler.weebly.com/classes-for-elders.html
 

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