Giving Back - A Call for Alzheimer’s Related Art
I had a lot of fun with last year’s fat book and charm bracelet swaps, even though they didn’t raise as much as I hoped they would for Alzheimer’s research. So, this year, I was thinking to do something a bit different. I want to create a zine (a type of magazine) called “A Portrait of Alzheimer’s” and am looking for people to make art that fits this theme to include in the zine. Since you can just take a good, high resolution photo for me instead of sending in original art, it should be less costly for everyone to do. Of course, all net proceeds from zine sales will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Foundation at Alz.org.
Ideas for art to include in the zine are:
Poetry
Photos (please include a signed model release for any photos that include a person in them or I won’t be able to use them in the zine.)
Rubber stamped art (of course!)
Painted, sketched, or mixed media portraits
Sculpture
Art quilts
I also would love to have a section specifically for the art of Alzheimer’s victims, so if you are a caregiver for an Alzheimer’s patient, encourage him or her to make a piece. (Even if you don’t send anything in, art is such great therapy for Alzheimer’s patients, caregivers and everyone else on earth, so please give it a try.)
Please comment here if you have questions or have a piece you want to submit or email your submission or questions to me at katelyn(at)b5media.com. The deadline for submissions to the zine is October 15th, 2008, so you have plenty of time to think about creating a piece.
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May 2, 2008 at 8:01 am
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May 2, 2008 at 12:25 pm
This is awesome, Katelyn! Thank you for doing this.
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Marilyn
May 4, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Hi! I just discovered this page. My comment is that I have a dear older friend who is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s and who has lost interest or is confused too much to continue her quilting. I have hit on a plan to help her by making her a small “cheater quilt”, having added a border, filler, backing, and basted it across and diagonally. I suspect she wants to quilt but can’t follow the sequence for putting a project together–even a small one. I am taking it to her tomorrow to see what she thinks of it or if she will try to work on it. She lost her care-giver husband a few months ago to a heart attack. I know she is really at a loss as to what to do with herself. I thought this idea might help other patients, especially those in the early stages to keep them occupied and interested in living. What do you think of this plan? Thanks so much for this opportunity!
Marilyn
Katelyn
May 4, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Marilyn,
I think it is an awesome plan! I hope she gets excited about quilting again.
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