Living with Dementia—From Graphic Artist to Abstract Art
Over months of participation in Opening Minds through Art (OMA), Gene Hochwalt has become more engaged
My Grandmother, My Hero
Her life inspires the film Lives Well Lived Story and Photos by SKY BERGMAN I grew up in my Italian grandmother’s kitchen...
When It’s Hard to “Love Thy Neighbor”
When I began to volunteer at the state prison in Monroe, Wash., I was assigned to visit two men. The first, “Thomas,”...
Our Aging Story Creates Us
Age Well: Be Your Own DIY Neuroplastician! We create our worlds through our stories. When it comes to aging, we live surrounded...
In the Neighborhood of Love
"I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you, I’ve always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you." Wouldn’t...
A New Age for the Arts
How creativity and community have flourished in spite of—perhaps because of—the pandemic No one who was alive in 2020...
