Rolla Presbyterian Manor
JUNE 2022
Nonagenarian artist, Art is Ageless® winner still trying new things
Rolla Presbyterian Manor announces Art is Ageless® winners Rolla Presbyterian Manor recently announced the 2022 winners of the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition on the community Facebook page. “We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Lyn Joelle Freeland, marketing director. “Art is Ageless is unique in featuring only the works of artists age 65 and older. Our artists prove that art, in any form, is an ageless ambition.” Winners in the Rolla Presbyterian Manor Art is Ageless juried competition were:
Helen Hoertl with her Art is Ageless entry, “Red-Quilled Christmas Card”
A Mother’s Day card led to a blue ribbon in Rolla Presbyterian Manor’s Art is Ageless® competition. Helen Hoertel was intrigued by the decorative technique used on the card she received: paper quilling. That’s the art of rolling, shaping and gluing narrow strips of paper to make elaborate designs. The technique dates all the way back to ancient Egypt, and it has been practiced on and off over the centuries.
Best of Show Professional: Ellen Reynolds, “Spring Flowers — Spring Boots” Best of Show Amateur: Carol Jessop, “Sunrise on Lake Superior” Judges Choice Professional : Sophia deLaat, “A Little Bird Told Me” Judges Choice Amateur: Carol Jessop, “Gardening”
“I Googled it and found the directions,” said Helen, who is 90. “It’s not at all complicated. It’s time consuming, but it’s also satisfying.”
People’s Choice Professional: Barbara Ford, “Grandma’s Wildflower Garden”
Since quilling wasn’t as difficult as she thought, Helen decided to use the technique to make Christmas cards. Ellen Reynolds, “Spring Flowers – Spring
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She made about 30 with the same design: An intricately constructed
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– continued from page 1 People’s Choice Amateur: Helen Hoertel, “Red-Quilled Christmas Card” Christmas Professional: Sophia deLaat, “Christmas Angel” Christmas Amateur: Helen Hoertel, “Red Quilled Card” Mixed Media/Crafts Professional: Sophia deLaat, “A Little Bird Told Me” Mixed Media/Crafts Professional Amateur: Agnes Maples, “Vintage Wreath” Painting Professional: Ellen Reynolds, “Spring Flowers — Spring Boots”
communities to be judged at the masterpiece level. Winning entries at the masterpiece level are selected for publication in PMMA’s annual Art is Ageless calendar and note cards. Art is Ageless is a copyrighted program of PMMA®. For the competition, works must have been completed in the past five years. Started in 1980, Art is Ageless is an extension of PMMA’s wellness programs, which focus on mental, physical, social and spiritual health.
PMMA’s Art is Ageless program encourages Rolla Presbyterian Manor residents and other area seniors to express their creativity through its annual competition, as well as art classes, musical and dramatic events, educational opportunities and current events discussions throughout the year. For more information about Rolla Presbyterian Manor, contact Lyn Joelle Freeland at 573-364-7336, or lfreeland@pmma.org. u
Carol Jessop, “Gardening”
Painting Amateur: Carol Jessop, “Sunrise on Lake Superior” Quilting Professional: Barbara Ford, “Grandma’s Wild Flower Garden” Drawing Professional: Ellen Reynolds, “Homage to Hair, the Musical” Needlepoint Amateur: Carol Jessop, “Gardening” Local competition winners will join winners from 14 other PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America®) senior living
Carol Jessop, “Sunrise on Lake Superior” won Best of Show – amateur
Sophia deLaat, “Christmas Angel”
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Art is Ageless – continued from page 2 Helen Hoertel, “Red-Quilled Christmas Card”
Agnes Maples, “Vintage Wreath”
Barbara Ford, “Grandma’s Wild Flower Garden”
Quilling – continued from page 1 white angel with ringlets, accessorized with a gold halo and trumpet. Inside, Helen reproduced Luke 2:13-14 (NIV): “Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.’” Helen entered one of the cards in the Art is Ageless competition and it won two awards in the amateur Christmas and People’s Choice categories.
Sophia deLaat, “A Little Bird Told Me”
She has continued to explore her new creative pastime by making quilled notecards with floral motifs.
Ellen Reynolds, “Homage to Hair, the Musical”
They include a dollhouse-sized granny square afghan she crocheted with silk thread.
“They’re pretty when they’re finished,” Helen said. “I’m not a big TV watcher, but when I’m watching the evening news, I have something to keep my hands busy.”
Helen owns two dollhouses, both of which she has electrified, and she made dollhouses for her three granddaughters. She likes to sew and has made fabric “quiet books” for her Although Helen is new to quilling, great-grandchildren. She also enjoys practicing the piano a little bit every she has plenty of other more established creative hobbies. She has day, even though she doesn’t expect to decorated dollhouses for more than improve much. 30 years, making accessories and “I always have something to do,” Helen furnishings at one-twelfth scale. said. “I’m never without a project.” u Rolla Presbyterian Manor | A PMMA COMMUNITY
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Rolla Presbyterian Manor shares customer service survey responses Rolla Presbyterian Manor continues to seek customer feedback through monthly telephone surveys. Each month, residents and their representatives are randomly selected to participate in telephone satisfaction surveys conducted by Pinnacle Quality Insight. The graphic highlights some of the survey results. All scores are given on a 5-point scale, with 5 being the highest score and 1 the lowest score. Between March 2021 and February 2022, Rolla Presbyterian Manor residents and their families gave the community high scores for demonstrating dignity and respect, and providing safety and security.
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“I would say it is a very good place to live,” said one resident. “I like that I get my meals taken care of, as well as housekeeping and that I have a lot of space.” We greatly value the opinions of our residents and their
representatives about the care and services we provide, and we encourage them to participate honestly when contacted by Pinnacle Quality Insight. All state and federal confidentiality laws are met in Pinnacle’s service. u
Source: Pinnacle Quality Insight (12 month ave. Mar 2021 -Feb. 2022)
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