Post by vintage on Apr 13, 2018 6:43:19 GMT -8
I was 2 1/2 months in the hospital after my accident. Something “missing” was anything to do with my hands for entertainment. Back to the old standby for children.? Crayons and coloring books? Yes, but as an adult with a Minor in Studio Art, I needed something a little more sophisticated to really feel enthused and engaged.
Planning ahead, I know that a stay in a hospital (sometime in the future) will likely be inevitable. So, here is one of the things I’m working on to use to entertain myself for if or when that happens.
I used just two same-size styrophane plates reclaimed from something I bought at the grocery store. I fancied it up with lettering on a thin piece of cedar wood and sealed it with coats of Gorilla Glue for Wood. I did this in hopes that aides won’t throw it away. I know that craft shops sell beautifully designed art kits, and those would be a welcome gift for an artistic loved one in a hospital or nursing home...but they are quite expensive. Sadly, there isn’t much respect for the patient’s property in many of those places, so they can inexplicably disappear. My idea is to make a kit from which I can create something that could become a valuable piece of art, but that the kit would not be confused with trash, and that it would not be a painful financial loss of expensive materials if stolen or accidentally thrown away.
So far, I’ve only made this shell. Next, I’ll have the fun of adding colored pencils, a sharpener, eraser, and cut-to-fit acid free art paper.
