May 4, 2006

Memories in the Making - 2006




The Northern Colorado Alzheimer's association accepts drawings from victims of dementia throughout the year. They then choose 52 pieces for an annual auction which is held in June and raises 25K or more to fund programs run by the Alzheimer's association in the area.

My dad has had at least one submission chosen each year for the past three years. (In 2004, his water color was their signature piece.)

In May, the association has a tea to honor all of the artists whose pieces were accepted.

Here are the pics from this year's tea. (I may dig back and add the pics I took in 2005 and 2004 as well if I can find them.)

42 comments:

  1. This one is terrific!

    When I take photos of things that have glass in front of them (ie: through windows, glass frames, etc.), I turn the flash off, then lighten/brighten the photo with my photo program on my computer later.

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  2. I can totally picture this hanging in Catey's room. This color combination appeals greatly to her.

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  3. This one too...totally a Catey picture.

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  4. This one made me smile! I love it!

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  5. I like it. Did the mat cut the painting up or was the painting done on twp separate papers? It's really unusual...which I am drawn to.

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  6. This appeals to me greatly! (Though I'd probably prefer the colors to be a little more toned down for my house...) It's got a sort of folk-artsy feel to it.

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  7. i tried doing that, but i move too much and the pic comes out blurry.

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  8. Bummer. Have you tried holding the camera with one hand and steadying your elbow with the other?

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  9. i think it was originally all on one piece of paper but i assume the framers thought it would look cooler this way.

    all of the framing is donated and i think the framers have a lot of fun putting the pictures together in creative ways.

    i was a little disappointed this year. some framers obviously saw this more as chore than a fun project.

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  10. no. but i've tried resting my elbows on something like a table. the action of pushing that button is what moves it. i need to get the remote working. i've never used it but it would help a lot in situations like this.

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  11. I have to agree with them...it does look cooler. (To me, anyway...)

    It's a bummer that this year's framers seemed to think of this as a chore. Hopefully next year's will be better.

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  12. I don't even have a remote for mine. *pout*

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  13. he has so nice and warm smile, very sympatical (kinda reminds me my daddy)

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  14. Your dad looks genuinely proud. Is he?

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  15. aw, I love how she is looking up so proudly at your dad

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  16. I see what looks like netting, did he add that on or is it painted on?

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  17. great pic of everyone. how old is your grandmother, she looks so young

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  18. I like it too, and not just because its pink...although, I am known to have a fetish for the color pink :)

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  19. I love seeing all of the artwork, so wonderful!

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  20. I tried to view them, but no pictures loaded from Multiply.

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  21. Be sure to see em. Theyre cute and worth seeing.

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  22. no. he generally refuses to be photographed with the painting and the first year he kept asking who had done the painting. this year he was only willing to have his picture taken with the painting because his mother coaxed him into it. we were all cajoling him and that's why he smiled. (this was take two.)

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  23. he painted it on.

    his mom is around 82, i think.

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  24. I know this is cheating, but you can put your finger over the flash (which is what I do sometimes, for the same reasons mentioned above, pictures come out a bit blurry without the flash). Sometimes I'll take angled shots as well, if reflections and/or a flash is needed.

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  25. This one is pretty colorful....I like it.

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  26. Hmmm, this is an interesting perspective.

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  27. Great, pic, one of my favorite of the ones shown.

    Was your dad pretty artistic before his illness? Are there difference between his earlier work and his work now? Curious.

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  28. Here's an article that my brother e-mailed me some time ago about an artist that painted self portraits over the duration of his bout with Alzheimer's. It's a bit depressing to say the very least.

    Artist paints his struggle with Alzheimer's

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  29. this is my favorite, too. in fact, my mom and i both agree that this is the best painting of all the paintings in all three years that we've been going to this event. (then again, i'm sure we're pretty biased.)

    i never really thought of my dad as artistic before. he was too busy to do much that was artistic. the one thing i remember him drawing when i was growing up was a three headed dog on the top of a birthday cake. i can't even remember who's birthday it was. i just remember being impressed with the drawing. :-)

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  30. I think this image is fantastic! What a wonderful opportunity for him to be able to share such talent.

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  31. I thoroughly enjoyed looking at these

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  32. how i wish i was aware of this. I am from Wisconsin, my mother was diagnosed with Pick's a few years back. She was an artist. Now, she can barely write her name.

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  33. i think they just give the people paints or crayons or whatever they want and let them have at a piece of paper. some are able to make definite things. others make blobs of color.

    this past year's event had more scribbly blobs of color than previous years. but sometimes scribbly blobs of color can still look neat and have meaning.

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  34. hello dear
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    hope to hear form you remain bless
    agnes dutch

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