Some dementia patients begin to create art. We may now know why. By Sam Jones The Washington Post August 10, 2023 at 9:01 a.m. EDT The man in behavioral neurologist Adit Friedberg’s office could not speak. “He could not even utter a single word,” Friedberg said. The man had lost his ability to understand or Read More
Author: Hetty van Gurp
John’s Blog
March 16, 2024 Dear readers… You’re probably here because your home has also been visited by this sneaky thief of a disease. I see you and I commiserate with what you’re going through. I understand the anxiety and grief. Or maybe you’re here for some other reason after having had your life touched by dementia Read More
Sun
In my book, Fridays with Heather – An Art Journey through Dementia, you will find samples of the art Heather and I made together from the early fall of 2022 until the early winter of 2024. As you will see, there was a rapid decline in Heather’s approach to making art during this time. On Read More
“Into the Shadow”
This Friday in early March, I laid out a few colours of paint and a few oil pastels. As Heather watched, I started drawing shapes using the oil pastels on my paper. I handed a pastel to Heather and encouraged her to draw on her paper. Then, I began using the bright colors from our Read More
