Light Up Hope

While learning to adapt in times of uncertainty, some things never change—like our basic need to connect with others and our desire for beauty. So, in the middle of a pandemic, I’m searching for new ways to create art and spread hope. For a new project called Light Up Hope, I purchased one hundred and…

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Childhood Studio

Through an art class, I have been recently introduced to artist Rochelle Feinstein. Feinstein writes about the importance of chronicling the creative process and each stage of making. She explains that these various periods became special markers. For her, the history of making started when she was only four years old. Her space, a child…

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Broken Art

When I was young, my family spent a lot of time at the beach. My husband and I have continued that tradition with our own children. Last summer, while walking along the Atlantic Ocean’s edge, I thought about these nostalgic childhood memories. Although most beach-combers may look for perfect shells, I found a rough, broken…

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Broken Wings No. 7

Broken Wings is one of our hands-on projects that celebrates each unique participant as valuable and necessary to a thriving community. The work involves a collective process reminiscent of a quilting bee, as staff and family members gather to help residents sponge paint. We would like to thank Evergreen Terrace Assisted Living in Big Rapids,…

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Releasing Hope

Broken Wings No. 7 Intergenerational Healing Art A collaborative work with Evergreen Terrace Assisted Living, the local community, and artist Pamela Alderman Monarch butterflies migrate from Canada to Mexico every autumn. Millions of delicate butterflies complete the dangerous, 3,000 mile journey in spite of severe weather, pesticides, and habitat loss. On the first day of…

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