For the final community
arts in practice project Andy and I went to Rockwood Retirement on Hawthorne
Road. Our project was to make mosaic wood panels with a small group of retired
folks. Before we went to Rockwood Retirement we practiced creating designs and
placing glass pieces on the wood. We tried using different glue and tried
having the grout dry for different periods of time to see if it would stick
better or look different between the glass pieces. Once we were at Rockwood we
only had two volunteers to do the project with. We were hoping for a bigger
turn out but this way we were able to get to know the people better. I was
working with a lady named Doris, helping her pick out glass pieces and putting
them on her wood panel. She was trying to create a rose with leaves so I help
her pick out red and green pieces. It was really interesting getting to know
Doris. She went to Washington State University and became a registered nurse. I
really enjoyed my time at Rockwood Retirement and would love to do this project
again. Sunday, December 11, 2016
Rockwood Retirement
For the final community
arts in practice project Andy and I went to Rockwood Retirement on Hawthorne
Road. Our project was to make mosaic wood panels with a small group of retired
folks. Before we went to Rockwood Retirement we practiced creating designs and
placing glass pieces on the wood. We tried using different glue and tried
having the grout dry for different periods of time to see if it would stick
better or look different between the glass pieces. Once we were at Rockwood we
only had two volunteers to do the project with. We were hoping for a bigger
turn out but this way we were able to get to know the people better. I was
working with a lady named Doris, helping her pick out glass pieces and putting
them on her wood panel. She was trying to create a rose with leaves so I help
her pick out red and green pieces. It was really interesting getting to know
Doris. She went to Washington State University and became a registered nurse. I
really enjoyed my time at Rockwood Retirement and would love to do this project
again. 
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I completely agree! Working with the residents was very enjoyable, even if we only had two participants... Doris was so sweet, and very set in what she wanted the design to look like; she kind of took command of that mosaic away from the nurse she was with. It was very fun doing this project and I think we should definitely look into administering another one in the future!
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