Folk Art and Aging - Life-Story Objects and Their Makers (Hardcover)

Growing old doesn't have to be seen as an eventual failure but rather as an important developmental stage of creativity. Offering an absorbing and fresh perspective on aging and crafts, Jon Kay explores how elders choose to tap into their creative and personal potential through making life-story objects. Carving, painting, and rug hooking not only help seniors to cope with the ailments of aging and loneliness but also to achieve greater satisfaction with their lives. Whether revived from childhood memories or inspired by their capacity to connect to others, meaningful memory projects serve as a lens for focusing on, remaking, and sharing the long-ago. These activities often help elders productively fill the hours after they have raised their children, retired from their jobs, and/or lost a loved one. These individuals forge new identities for themselves that do not erase their earlier lives but build on them and new lives that include sharing scenes and stories from their memories.

General

Imprint:	Indiana University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Material Vernaculars
Release date:	July 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Jon Kay
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Paper over boards
Pages:	146
ISBN-13:	978-0-253-02206-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Decorative arts & crafts > Folk art Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Adults > Elderly
LSN:	0-253-02206-1
Barcode:	9780253022066

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