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Tag Archives: Art
Controversial Art Finds a Home in the East Bay
Varese Layzer's Artwork Joins Others' Addressing the Loss of a Loved One
Photographer Varese Layzer has found a welcoming home for her collection Making Room, photographs that document her experience of clearing out her childhood home after her mother’s death. Nine months ago, the collection was removed from its promised (and contracted) … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Art, Installation, Krowswork, Loss of a Loved One, photography, San Francisco Bay Area, Video
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Art Guides Children and Parents Through Grief
"Dancing with Midwives" Expresses One Woman's Grieving Process After the Loss of a Child
Author Ann Faison‘s understanding of grief began with her own grieving process after giving birth to her still-born child. She is trained as a visual artist, a musician, and a healer, so her healing process naturally leads to a focus … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Art, Books, Children, Grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Healing, Loss of a Child
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Kourageous Kids Storybooks Make Children the Heroes of Their Own Stories
Custom Storybooks Offer Strength, Love, Compassion, and Courage to Children with Life-Threatening Illnesses
Kourageous Kids Storybooks was created to bring hope, joy, and laughter to children fighting cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. The organization creates custom picture books that depict the children as heroes and heroines in a story of their choice. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Books, Children, Kourageous Kids Storybooks, Picture book, terminal illness
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Love, Loss, and Laughter: Seeing Alzheimer’s Differently
Photographs by Cathy Greenblat Challenge the Common Stereotypes of Alzheimer's and Dementia
An exhibition of 84 poignant photographs demonstrating a new global approach to caring for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias — and sharply disputing common stereotypes of dementia patients — opens today and continues through April 28 at the Michael … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's disease, Art, Cathy Greenblat, end-of-life, News, Pace University, photography
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Helping Children Heal Through Art Therapy
Custom-made Stuffed Toys "Stuffies" Help Children Express Their Emotions -- and Bring Their Creations to Life.
Child’s Own Studio began with a simple gift for a 4-year-old boy and bloomed into a full-fledged craft business, which has made hundreds of unique “softies” – stuffed toys for children based on their own drawings. Child’s Own works to … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Art, Art therapy, Child, Craft, Grief, Healing, Stuffed toy, terminal illness, Toys
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Memorial Jewelry Helps You Stay Connected While You Grieve
Designer Scosha Woolridge Adds this Touching Custom Piece to Her Collection
Scosha Woolridge is a Williamsburg, New York City – based artist, designer, and jeweler. She considers herself to be a “story jeweler”, drawing her primary inspiration from her travels to create jewelry that combines the modern and ancient worlds. She … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Cremation Ashes, Design, Grief, Jewelry, Scosha Woolridge
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