Alzheimer’s in Grandma’s Yarn
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Date: 2023
Frame Dimensions: Coming Soon
More often than not she would have skeins of yarn beside her and a crochet hook in hand, making quick progress on an afghan or baby blanket. She had scores of crochet stitch books and loved to challenge herself with intricate patterns. She would watch basketball games while working, barely looking down at the hook stitching away.
As I grew older, so did she. The crochet projects became smaller. Paint brushes and yarn gathered dust in the basement. Eventually she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and the beautiful skills she developed during her life slipped away completely.
She now lives in a senior care facility in Ohio.
This project aims to honor the creative pillars of her identity and represent the slow, often painful decline of those affected by Alzheimer’s. All of the yarn and crochet tablecloths used here are from her bag of material that were tucked away in her home years ago.
Mixed media
Date: 2023
Frame Dimensions: Coming Soon
More often than not she would have skeins of yarn beside her and a crochet hook in hand, making quick progress on an afghan or baby blanket. She had scores of crochet stitch books and loved to challenge herself with intricate patterns. She would watch basketball games while working, barely looking down at the hook stitching away.
As I grew older, so did she. The crochet projects became smaller. Paint brushes and yarn gathered dust in the basement. Eventually she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and the beautiful skills she developed during her life slipped away completely.
She now lives in a senior care facility in Ohio.
This project aims to honor the creative pillars of her identity and represent the slow, often painful decline of those affected by Alzheimer’s. All of the yarn and crochet tablecloths used here are from her bag of material that were tucked away in her home years ago.
Mixed media
Date: 2023
Frame Dimensions: Coming Soon
More often than not she would have skeins of yarn beside her and a crochet hook in hand, making quick progress on an afghan or baby blanket. She had scores of crochet stitch books and loved to challenge herself with intricate patterns. She would watch basketball games while working, barely looking down at the hook stitching away.
As I grew older, so did she. The crochet projects became smaller. Paint brushes and yarn gathered dust in the basement. Eventually she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and the beautiful skills she developed during her life slipped away completely.
She now lives in a senior care facility in Ohio.
This project aims to honor the creative pillars of her identity and represent the slow, often painful decline of those affected by Alzheimer’s. All of the yarn and crochet tablecloths used here are from her bag of material that were tucked away in her home years ago.