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.
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