At the7th annual Intercolliagte Iron Pour this weekend at
Salem Art Works, artists from Alfred University and SAW will be casting
sculptures based off the paintings created by elderly in Washington County and
Bennington Vermont, last month. The event is sure to be fiery and fun so if you
are in the area please come stop by and learn more about the project!
On
Saturday September 21stmembers of the Golden Years Club facilitated painting
at Mercy Care in Hornell New York for the Alzheimer’s Glass and Iron project.
It was the first time we used watercolors in our sessions and it went over as a
great success! Throughout the semester glass and metal artist will produce
sculptures basedoff the paintings. Come
to the Alzheimer’s Glass and Iron Show at the Turner Student Gallery on October
25th to see what we have been up to!
In late August, 2013 painting sessions with elderly suffering from Alzheimer’s and Dementia were held in Washington County, NY and Bennington, Vermont. Jacqueline Dillon, Elise Betrus and Rosemarie Oakman facilitated the events working with the individuals and using iron oxide pigments to create unique and expressive paintings. These paintings were then distributed to several artists at Salem Art Works who will be casting a sculpture in response or homage. The sculptures will be created during the upcoming year in support of the Alzheimer's Iron project. The iron oxide paintings and iron sculptures will be partnered and shown together before the sculptures are auctioned off in Fall 2014. Proceeds once again will be going to the Alzheimer’s Association. The project will be returning to Salem Art Works next summer 2014 for an extended stay.
There are many ways to be involved with the Alzheimer's Glass and Iron project. If you are interested in painting with the elderly of Washington County, casting an Iron sculpture or would like to explore other ways to participate in the Salem Art Works Summer 2014 sessions, please e-mail Alzheimersiron@gmail.com
Save the date! You won't want to miss the Intercollegiate Iron Pour at Salem Art Works September 27th-29th. Join us as molds for the Alzheimer's Iron Project are poured! Come enjoy the great food, molten metal, amazing people, fire & fun!
Pictured: Yellow Skies at the Bennington Monument Painting by Doris, Bennington VT. Mold by Elise Betrus Alfred NY
The Alzheimer's Glass and Iron Team is very grateful to Olympic Color Rods for there generous donation of beautiful and striking color rod and frits! Thank you Olympic Color Rods for allowing us to use your stunning colors to make Alzheimer's Glass sculptures possible!
"The song focuses on an older woman who has experienced severe memory loss. Costello's inspiration for this song was his grandmother, who suffered from Alzheimer's. When talking about the song on a VH1 interview, Costello reminisced about his grandmother having "terrifying moments of lucidity" and how this was the inspiration for "Veronica"."
Lyrics:
"Veronica"
Is it all in that pretty little head of yours? What goes on in that place in the dark? Well I used to know a girl and I would have sworn that her name was Veronica Well she used to have a carefree mind of her own and a delicate look in her eye These days I'm afraid she's not even sure if her name is Veronica
[Chorus:] Do you suppose, that waiting hands on eyes, Veronica has gone to hide? And all the time she laughs at those who shout her name and steal her clothes Veronica Veronica
Did the days drag by? Did the favours wane? Did he roam down the town all the time? Will you wake from your dream, with a wolf at the door, reaching out for Veronica Well it was all of sixty-five years ago When the world was the street where she lived And a young man sailed on a ship in the sea With a picture of Veronica
On the "Empress of India" And as she closed her eyes upon the world and picked upon the bones of last week's news She spoke his name outloud again
[Chorus]
Veronica sits in her favourite chair and she sits very quiet and still And they call her a name that they never get right and if they don't then nobody else will But she used to have a carefree mind of her own, with devilish look in her eye Saying "You can call me anything you like, but my name is Veronica"
