Category Archives: Hand-Crafting
The Jasmine: Yoga + Children’s Clothing for Africa
Yoga provides safe exercise and facilitates increased flexibility, strength, and endurance as well as a relaxed and focused mental state. Instructor Chihiro Sano includes postures that enhance both mobility and balance. Instructor Shirley Yu reported that residents completed 82 dresses and eight … Continue reading
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San Antonio Gardens: Creative Hands at Work
The EngAGE workshops devoted to jewelry making (taught by Sandra Vargas) and hand-crafting (taught by Shirley Yu) are popular with San Antonio Gardens residents. Recently, they created lovely necklaces and bracelets using wood beads and silk yarn, as well as … Continue reading
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Portofino: Pillowcase Dresses for Africa
Making handcrafts of all kinds inspires creativity and gives residents an opportunity to socialize across cultural boundaries. The Arts and Crafts class recently completed their pillowcase dresses for Africa. Instructor Shirley Yu: “Our pillowcase dresses for Little Dresses for Africa … Continue reading
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Magnolia @ 9th: Winding Down the Summer Garden + Pillowcase Dresses
A new community garden has been formed with the purpose of growing herbs, fruits and vegetables to share among the residents. Gardeners are learning how to grow specific plants according to the season, and will eventually learn to prepare delicious, … Continue reading
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Long Beach Senior Arts Colony: Art Workshop + the Needlecraft Queens
The LBSAC Art Workshop has been finishing up their charcoal still life drawings. They are now venturing into oil painting, working from impressionist paintings. The dedicated Needlecraft Queens enjoy creating handmade, customized projects. In August, three members of the group joined EngAGE … Continue reading
