From our application for funding: “Creative Connections builds social integration by bringing together people from different backgrounds, sharing of activities helps to reduce feelings of rural isolation and provides a social opportunity. The connections build new friendships and help the group members feel included in society which helps towards their self-confidence. working together, which builds…
Activity for people living with dementia & mental illness Activity: Craft & Talk In a group or 1:1 Promotes dignity in care Benefits to residents: Feeling of positivity; improve mental health An opportunity to : Think and talk about their past Talk about how they are feeling now Talk about accomplishments; improving perceptions of staff…
As an arts facilitator; what I’ve found really wonderful and exciting is the work done at home by the artists who attend the Art Sessions I run. I often provide them with materials to continue what we’ve been doing & one group has been given a sketchbook each… but you can’t make anyone do ‘art’!…
Our art group in rural Dorset is open to all. We encourage people to feel better, socialise in their community and do something ‘useful’. The group started in October thanks to funding from the local GP Surgery. Some of the artists who come along have health challenges or feel they’d like to connect more with…
The other night a fight broke out on the Dunkirk camp. This ended in the camp burning to the ground. I have spoken to a man from the BBC who said it looked as if the fire started in different places. The camp was run by a charity paid for by the French government ……
Are you thinking of me…..? I am thinking of you……. I know you don’t know the half of what is going on here, so I’ve written my blog about it. To share what I know…. and hopefully you can stand up for humanity because you now know too……. I spent a lot of the journey…
This Monday I shared time with three older people living in a Dorchester care home. One of them was a gentleman who used to have a very responsible job working in nuclear power engineering & safety. He had a stroke last year and has felt of no use whilst recovering. He is suffering very low…
As part of my overall idea and the #ConnectionsProject ethos I have started working with individuals in a care home who are room or bed bound; either by choice or because of health challenges. The idea is to help people feel engaged with and thought about…. The care home they live in have limited resources…
See below a new invitation to the Connections Project next exhibition We are delighted to have the addition of another group in this exhibition ‘Creative Connections’ Who were started last year as a result of the success of the Connections Project exhibition The artists are independent; rather than in care and love using creativity to express…
I work with groups of people (often vulnerable adults) to help them express themselves and share their stories using art & creativity Today I asked the artists to use words they found in 2 old books I supplied to illustrate their life. Our theme is ‘Balance‘. I hoped that they would use the opportunity to…
I love portraiture…. Its so wonderful to see how people see themselves and how they use creativity to express that ‘self’ As part of our connections project in Dorset with the #CreativeConnections Art group exhibition I wanted to afford the artists some self expression to share their feelings about themselves in their next show. Its…
