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Folk Art and Aging: Life-Story Objects and Their Makers
Jon Kay
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Description for Folk Art and Aging: Life-Story Objects and Their Makers
Paperback. Series: Material Vernaculars. Num Pages: 148 pages, 41 color illus. BIC Classification: AFTB; JFCD; JFSP31. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288.
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, ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
Series
Material Vernaculars
Number of Pages
146
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253022165
SKU
V9780253022165
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About Jon Kay
Jon Kay is Professor of Practice and Director of Traditional Arts Indiana in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University Bloomington.
Reviews for Folk Art and Aging: Life-Story Objects and Their Makers
Folk Art and Aging merits a wider audience beyond the field of folklore; it belongs in the libraries of all those who work with the aging population and are interested in the aging process, including gerontologists, narrative gerontologists, creative aging specialists, artists, caretakers, and health care practitioners.
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