Commun ty Matters Farmington Presbyterian Manor
April 2016
Presbyterian Manor names Art is Ageless competition winners Artists from Festus to Cape Girardeau submitted an impressive 80 entries for this year’s Art is Ageless® juried competition and exhibit at Farmington Presbyterian Manor. The winning artists were announced at a reception in February. Top honors went to painter Juanita Rapp Wyman, who took the Best of Show ribbon plus first place finishes in two other categories. Verla Ruth Horton received the People’s Choice award, and Vada Galvan took the Judges’ Choice award. “We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Heidi Beyer, 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.” ART, continued on page 3
Artist profile
Shadow box a tribute to a mother lost too soon Ever since she became eligible a decade ago at age 65, June Yoder has been entering artwork in the annual Art is Ageless® competition at Farmington Presbyterian Manor. She’s made quilts and crocheted afghans, sculpted a birdbath and taken photographs. This year’s entry, however, had a more personal meaning to June and her husband, Ed, who live in Bonne Terre. She calls it “Lela’s Shadow Box.” Inside the 12-by-15-inch frame are mementos of Ed’s mother, who died when she was 25 of a thenmysterious heart condition. Ed was only 4. There’s a photo of Lela, a Perfect Attendance Certificate from Primrose school, a seventh grade report card from St. Francois County Public Schools, and several vintage TRIBUTE, continued on page 2
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Valentines. There are dried flowers and a little cloth doll. There are hairpins, a cross pendant and other jewelry, and a pin that says “Special Mother.” The items had been stored in a drawer for years. June decided they should be on display. “She was a lovable person, and the family has just given Ed things of hers that they had,” June said. “That’s how I come about putting everything together in the shadow box. I did the same thing with his Army things.” “Lela’s Shadow Box” won first place in the Mixed Media amateur
category at the Art is Ageless competition held in February. June has several other blue ribbons from past events, too. In 2013, her photo of a dilapidated house won at the local level and went on to be included in the annual Art is Ageless calendar. Last year, she took the prize in the local Sculpture/3D category for her sand-casted birdbath. “I like to keep my hands busy,” said June, a retired hairdresser. June also considers herself a historian, and she’s writing a memoir of her childhood. She attended the one-room Coonville
schoolhouse, and she grew up around her parents’ combination grocery store, filling station and roadhouse, which had dances on Saturday nights. Last fall, when June’s mother passed away, she discovered all of the old beer and gas signs at her parents’ home. Now, the Yoders are making up one of their outbuildings to look like the old gas station/tavern. She even acquired some vintage gas pumps to put out front and a few other antique items from a home that her son helped to demolish. “I’m re-creating my childhood,” June said.
Living life to the fullest
How occupational therapy can help you What is occupational therapy? How can occupational therapy help you maintain your independence? These and other questions will be answered at a free presentation April 7 at Farmington Presbyterian Manor.
Community Matters is published monthly for residents and friends of Farmington Manor by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at PresbyterianManors.org Jane Hull, executive director Heidi Beyer, marketing director To submit or suggest articles for this publication, contact hbeyer@pmma.org Telephone: 573-756-6768 Fax: 573-756-6014 Address: 500 Cayce St., Farmington, MO 63640-2910 Our mission: We provide quality senior services guided by Christian values. FarmingtonPresbyterianManor.org
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Therapists with RehabCare will answer these and other questions about occupational therapy and the benefits seniors can get from it. Occupational therapy takes a holistic approach to patient care, considering psychological, physical, emotional and social aspects as well as the individual’s environment to create a specialized approach to therapy. RehabCare is the therapy provider at Farmington Presbyterian Manor. “Living Life to the Fullest” will begin at 2 p.m. April 7 at Farmington Presbyterian Manor, 500 Cayce St. The presentation is free. It is a partnership between Presbyterian Manor and RehabCare and is part of Farmington Presbyterian Manor’s Just Ask series, a free, ongoing lifelong learning program featuring information from local, regional and national experts on topics of interest to older adults and their families. For more information or to RSVP for this event, contact Marketing Director Heidi Beyer at 573-7566768 or hbeyer@pmma.org.
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Winners in the Farmington Presbyterian Manor Art is Ageless juried competition were: Best of Show: Juanita Rapp Wyman, “Farmer and His Vintage Combine” People’s Choice: Verla Ruth Horton, “Playful Kittens” Judges’ Choice: Vada Galvan, “Odd Man In” Christmas: Amanda Redman, “Conversation” Drawing (amateur): Jacque Jessen Brillos, “Quiet Place” Drawing (professional): Marty Riley, “Experimental Garden” Fiber Arts: Dianne Dickerson, “Seashells from the Beach”
Top: Quilts on display at this year’s Art is Ageless competition.
Mixed Media/Crafts (amateur): June Yoder, “Lela’s Shadow Box” Mixed Media/Crafts (professional ): Betty Wood, “Galaxy Jewelry Display” Needlework: Catherine M. Mallery, “Cardinals on Sled” Painting (amateur): Wanda Webb, “The Teachers Apple” Painting (professional): Juanita Rapp Wyman, “Grandpa and His G-Granddaughters Feeding the Horses” Photography: Juanita Rapp Wyman, “Fall Colors at Hawn State Park”
Above: Art is Ageless painting and drawing entries. Left: Farmington Presbyterian Manor employees arrange entries.
Sculpture/3-D (professional): Rita Drochelman, “Covered Bowl from Indian Clay”
For the competition, works must have been completed in the past five years.
They will join winners from 17 other Presbyterian Manors of MidAmerica communities to be judged at the masterpiece level. Winning entries at the masterpiece level may be selected for publication in PMMA’s annual Art is Ageless calendar and note cards.
The Art is Ageless program encourages Farmington 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.
“The thing I like best about this event is that, in each of the pieces of Quilting: Alpha Barnes, “Sugarloaf ” art, I can see the spirit and zest for life of the artist,” Beyer said. “That Sculpture/3-D (amateur): Ed tells me they are truly living in this world and not just existing, which is Yoder Sr., “Brownie, The Hound the essence of Art is Ageless.” Dog” Like us on Facebook
Started in 1980, Art is Ageless is an extension of Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America’s wellness programs, which focus on mental, physical, social and spiritual health. Farmington Presbyterian Manor
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