"MEMORIES IN THE MAKING"
Watercolor on ARCHES FRANCE Paper
signed M Tea?,
Littleton Colorado
Paper size approx 11" x 15"
I am posting a collection of beautiful watercolors executed on high quality ARCHES FRANCE paper and obtained in Arvada Colorado in 2008. Some are signed Frances Hren and some are attributed to him/her on the back of the sheet. Others are by CE Reed or P. Ferguson or A. Ferguson. In researching these items I found Frances Hren mentioned in the following article. It appears that these may have been executed by Alzheimer's patients as part of an Art Therapy program "Memories in the Making" at Golden Pond Retirement Community. They are beautifully executed works of art and a poignant legacy to the artist.
To photograph them I put them in a mat clipped to an art board so that you can visualize how beautiful they would be properly framed. The mat I had was "one size fits all" so some of the pictures view may run behind the mat. A custom mat could be cut for the picture. They do not come matted or framed unless otherwise stated.
They depict scenes from Colorado and other Western/ South Western subjects or locations. Only the artist knows what inspired the picture. If you love Western Art these pieces are one of a kind with 50% of the proceeds going to St. Jude Hospital for Children in Memphis, TN.
Thank you for bidding.
Items that do not sell remain online in our store. We are buwoodhallantiques d o t com.
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2007-05-31 Elevation
The color of memory
Art for Alzheimer's patients therapeutic By Jeff Francis write the author
May 31, 2007
When Teresa West shows the painting "Trout" to
Alzheimer's patient Ralph Clayton "Doc" Loyd, she knows
he might not recall painting it.
One day, she asked him if he remembered. He did, and he
explained to her why he painted it.
"The reason … is that he was an avid fisherman," said West,
director of memory care at Golden Pond Retirement
Community. "That was his favorite fish to catch. He loved
trout."
Loyd is a participant in the Memories in the Making art
program, which offers comfort to Alzheimer's patients by giving them a
palette of watercolor paints and a blank piece of paper to capture some part
of who they are.
A contest is held annually in which a jury of artists selects 65 pieces for an
auction. This year, the auction is from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, June 14, at the
Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre, 950 13th St., Denver.
Memories in the Making facilitators said the program gives patients a real
sense of accomplishment and achievement in a world of continual memory
loss. It also gives them a form of expression made more important by their
failure to communicate in other ways.
"One of the reasons this is such a powerful program is that people with this
disease have lost the ability to communicate," said Sara Spaulding, an
Alzheimer's Association spokeswoman. "They're able to express themselves
through the art, and in some cases they pull upon their most pleasant
memories."
The Colorado Alzheimer's Association estimates that 64,000 state residents
are afflicted with the disorder. Nationally, 5.1 million have the disease, but
that number is expected to climb to 16 million by 2050.
Memories in the Making made its debut in Orange County, Calif., and has
grown into a nationwide practice. It came to Colorado in 1995, said
Spaulding, and 80 programs exist in the state.
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Alzheimer's, especially when intensified by dysthagia, can cause patients to
forget how to perform such basic tasks as swallowing and moving their lips,
said West, who is certified to teach the program.
Given the fear that accompanies such symptoms, some days are better than
others. When things get scary painting can have a calming effect, she said.
"On a fearful day, they may know something's going on, but they can't tell
what it is," West said. "But when you sit them down in front of that paint and
paper, it calms them."
Janette De La Cruz is a site supervisor for the Seniors Resource Center. During
her time at the Wheat Ridge branch, she was closely involved with the
program. Themes of the patients' paintings often referred to happier times,
she recalled.
"The painting always seemed to unleash memories for them," she said. "Lots
of times it will be something from their childhood or when they were
married."
For more information about the program and auction, call 303-813-1669.
GET INVOLVED
The Memories in the Making Art Auction takes place from 6 to 10 p.m.
Thursday, June 14, at the Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre, 950 13th St., Denver.
Tickets cost $165 a person and $85 for people 35 and younger. Proceeds
benefit the Alzheimer's Association. For more information, call 303-813-
1669.
Featured artists
Area artists featured in the Memories in the Making Art Auction:
ARVADA
Mary Martin: "My Bouquet"
Aaron Thornsby: "Crows Over the Field," "House on the Prairie"
Zona Longsine: "Bedspread Dancing," "Hong Kong Harbor"
Max Sanders: "Storage Buildings"
Mary Duffy: "Sunday Dresses"
Phyllis Heeg: "Primary River"
Elsie Jordan: "Wind in the Trees," "Three Blind Cars," "My Favorite Home,"
"Nesting Bluebird"
Jean Bell: "Playing in the Garden for Entertainment"
Lillian Horner: "Typeset"
Barbara Schmitz: - "The Dog and His Tongue"
Frances Hren: "Country Farmer"
GOLDEN
Doc Loyd: "Trout"
Kay Oliver, deceased: "Any White Horse"
LAKEWOOD
Myron Chase: "Rain Forest"
Florence Lord: "Northern California"
Genevieve Dale: "If"
Lucille Reed: "Roses"
WHEAT RIDGE
Lisa Sahl: "The Bird Nest" and "The Great Chicago."
Carol Hill: "Storm on Lake Michigan"
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