by mkellent | Sep 7, 2014 | Context, Individual Aging
Re-Generation : stories of a process. When I founded Artworks at Mount Zion Hospital in San Francisco CA, in 1980 there was little understanding that everyone is creative in different ways, and that we continue to be creative as we age. We now know that expressing...
by mkellent | Sep 7, 2014 | Individual Aging
“Age isn’t what happens to you – it’s what you do with what happens to you!”These words, used to sign off from a radio show for “Boomers and Beyond”, hold more than a grain of truth. As the largest group in history continues to pass its 65th birthday, we...
by mkellent | Sep 7, 2014 | Inspiration, Working in the Field
The following story is as much a metaphor for our work in designing programs as it is about making a satisfying old age for oneself. Yitzak Perlman, the virtuoso violinist, is reported to have said, after a spectacular performance on a violin with a broken string “You...
by mkellent | Sep 7, 2014 | Working in the Field
Design principles Intention is everything.Working with older adults is different from almost any group because the teacher-student relationship dissolves. Each is learning from the other. You, the professional may know more about the materials you are using or the...
by mkellent | Sep 7, 2014 | Working in the Field
The arts and music are wonderful ways to connect, as you address the common biases that art is only for artists and begin to chip away at them while advocating that everyone is creative in some form. Important questions for you How experienced are you with the...
