Category Archives: Hand-Crafting
News from The Grove: Greeting Cards and Bookmarks
The Volunteer Action Committee from SCAN Health Plan came to The Grove Senior Apartments in Garden Grove, CA, and worked with residents on a special creative project using photo paper to make beautiful greeting cards and bookmarks. ~ Meloney Morse, … Continue reading
News from Buckingham: Exercise, Creativity, and Celebration
Residents surely do look happy with their varied activities at Buckingham Senior Apartments in Los Angeles, CA! ~ Sandra Vargas, Regional Program Director
News from NoHo SAC: Jewelry Making Class
On Thursday, June 29th, North Hollywood Senior Arts Colony held a very popular workshop in Jewelry Making, led by artist Corinne Loperfido. She passed around books on jewelry making and showed some unique pieces of her own. The enthusiastic residents … Continue reading
News from Pac Arts: Makers Space Studio
At the Pacific Avenue Arts Colony (Pac Arts) in San Pedro, CA, resident artists recently have been engaged in informative training sessions that oriented them to the newly appointed Makers Space studio. The training was led by room designer and builder, … Continue reading
News from Cotton’s Point: Hand-Crafting for Spring
The San Clemente High School “Visits of Love Club” and AVID members joined Cotton’s Point Senior Apartment Craft Class this week in San Clemente, CA. The intergenerational programming has given the residents the opportunity to build new friendships and participate … Continue reading
News from Magnolia@9th: New Hand-Crafting Class
Residents at Magnolia@9th Senior Apartments in San Bernardino, CA, are excited to have new EngAGE programming designed to promote their creative abilities: Craft Class will meet three times a month for two hours each session. Participants are currently working on … Continue reading
News from Casa Bonita: Hand-Crafting for Valentine’s Day
Artistic residents at Casa Bonita Senior Apartments in Huntington Park, CA, created two different Valentine’s Day art projects. For the first project, they painted puzzle pieces, then glued them on a foam heart shape and framed it. For the second project, … Continue reading