Saffron birds+ migrating napkins

deirdre nelson

@dstitch

introduction

arts in health commission

dementiam.phil

The Project10 day residency and commissioned works

• How does dementia affect an understanding of ‘home’ and ‘homely’ for people across different cultures and backgrounds, including those who may have emigrated to Britain in their youth?

home

home • Feeding cat +dog • Being together• Family • Eating together • Cake • Garden • Love• Jamaica • Ireland• Comfort• Dog

home • Security• Love • Cat • Bed• My kitchen • Family • Being together• Baking• The journey heading home• Mam and dad • Base • ET• My wife , my tortoise +my guitar • My bed • My puppy• Being in the right place • Comfort • Pinot noir • Lovely light, lovely bed, flowers,

laughter, warmth

• Feeding cat +dog • Being together• Family • Eating together • Cake • Garden • Love• Jamaica • Ireland• Comfort• Dog

observations

cloth; often the only stimulating object within reach

cloth

surrounds the body something to pick up and holdsomething to hold close to their body within immediate visual fieldsource of tactile pleasure prompt and reminder

‘cloth can offer an immediate visual field, a source of tactile pleasure and engagement’.

‘prompts and reminders that endorse certain modes of behaviour, supporting wider social functioning.'

Julia twigg Clothing and dementia.

cloth + cultural identity

migration +, movement

home is where you hang your hat

‘Rather than feeling nostalgic or sentimental , one should simply accept any place where one happens to reside as one's home’

reflection

art ?

design?

enhancement of environment through care

extension of arts practice

problem solving + enabling

purposeful art/ craft work for residents with dementia

active artwork

dissemination + legacy

the napkin project

deirdre nelson +willis newson

When is a napkin not a napkin? When it’s something to keep your hands busy. Or an aide-memoire?

communication

• ‘For individuals in the later stages of dementia, certain repetitious activities, such as folding napkins or sorting colored socks, can satisfy the need to be active and engaged’.

• Authors:

Rosemary Bakker, MS, ASIDWeill Medical College of Cornell University

Paulette Michaud, LMSWAlzheimer's Association, NYC Chapter

inclusive project which educates and involves the community

The napkin project

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contact us napkinproject2013@gmail.com