FOR GREGORY. He was not a VICTIM of ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, he was a HERO!

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Showing posts with label Arts and Crafts. Show all posts
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Sunday, June 28, 2015

Tapestry

The Life Enrichment and Art Therapy Departments at Lieberman, for today's Sunday Entertainment, had a "Kickoff Party" for the Lieberman Tapestry Project. Residents and family and friends were invited to drop off items to be included in a huge tapestry which will be hung in the community room. Request was for clothing scarves, craft supplies, photos, mismatched jewelry, small knick-knacks, stuffed animals, etc.

From 2-4:00 many residents and family members, including Gregory and me, cut clothing into long strips, began weaving materials into frames, visited, and ate Girl Scott cookies and punch. The project will continue until the end of the summer when there will be an unveiling of the finished project. 

These are some of the old shirts, jewelry, and bears
that Gregory and I donated to the project. 

This is a sample of what the weaving might look like.

This is another sample.

This frame was built and ready to go when we arrived.
I cut the Gregory's shirt into strips.
Another resident, Marsha, wove what you see here.
Gregory enjoyed being part of the action and ate Girl Scout cookies.

A close up of our shirt and the weaving.