Workshop in progress: Workshops kindly funded by the Adelaide Health Foundation, Community Health Initiative Scheme 2019 Supported by The Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland. Special thanks to Alan Carrick, Mary Mooney, Silva Schwer and all the staff, clients and friends of Rose Cottage.
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Artistic Inspiration: Workshop inspiration: Landscape – Earths natural phenomena Abstract water colour workshop. Artists/ artworks for discussion: I couldn’t talk about emotive landscape paintings in water colour without using an example of William Turner’s amazing art works. JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER (23 April 1775 – 19 December 1851) was an English Romantic landscape painter, water… Continue reading Workshop 4 blog post 3:
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Workshop inspiration, materials and techniques The inspiration for this workshop derived from the phenomenon of the Northern Lights. I partly chose this subject because I also wanted to introduce the medium and basic techniques of water colour to the clients. I thought that these two would work very well together while also allowing for the… Continue reading Workshop 4 blog post 2:
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Workshop 4 stats: Date: 06/12/19 Workshop Topic: Weather and mood Workshop Action: abstract watercolour techniques Workshop Materials: watercolours Workshop type: clients working individually with little assistance Artistic inspiration: Vincent Van Gough and Turner Workshop art genre: Impressionism & romanticism Workshop Artist: Olivia Hassett Number of clients attended: 5 Staff involved in workshop: 2 helping Total… Continue reading Workshop 4 blog post 1:
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To follow a few cropped images from workshop number three, balloon painting. Workshops kindly funded by the Adelaide Health Foundation, Community Health Initiative Scheme 2019 Supported by The Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland. Special thanks to Alan Carrick, Mary Mooney, Silva Schwer and all the staff, clients and friends of Rose Cottage.
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I have included below a few of the images of workshop number three in progress. Both clients and staff joined in on this workshop. It was a messy affair with lots of clean up afterwards but the laughter ringing out made it all worth while and a joy to be there with the clients and… Continue reading Workshop 3 blog post 4:
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Samples and preparation for the workshop: One afternoon I set about experimenting with what could happen if you used balloons and paint together to create artworks. What an enjoyable experience, one I highly recommend for anyone young or old. Some of the images to follow were taken when the paint was still wet giving them… Continue reading Workshop 3 blog post 3
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Research behind the inspiration for the third workshop in Rose Cottage: When I began looking for inspiration for workshop number three I again went through the Meet me at MOMA matrix lists. My eyes alighted on humour in the topic section. Humour in life and in art is very powerful and many artists have used… Continue reading Workshop 3 blog post 2:
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Workshop 3 stats: Date: 25/10/19 Workshop Topic: The use of humour/ whimsy with a message Workshop Action: press and paint Workshop Materials: ballon and paint Workshop type: clients working individually alongside staff Artistic inspiration: Banksy ‘Girl with a red ballon’ and Bobby Baker Workshop art genre: Conceptualism/ arts and health Workshop Artist: Olivia Hassett Number… Continue reading Workshop 3 blog post 1:
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Preparation and samples completed: Workshops kindly funded by the Adelaide Health Foundation, Community Health Initiative Scheme 2019 Supported by The Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland. Special thanks to Alan Carrick, Mary Mooney, Silva Schwer and all the staff, clients and friends of Rose Cottage.
Art and Dementia projects 