Art For All Ages

IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW AND BE CREATIVE. THAT MESSAGE IS FROM A FORT MYERS. OUR TEACHER NOW ON A MISSION INSPIRING A GROUP OF PEOPLE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES WITH CONFIDENCE REGARDLESS OF AGE WGCUS EILEEN KELLEY HAS THE STORY. THEY WERE GOING TO DO A PAINT. HE OF THE SUMMIT'S OF BURNS SITTING ON BRANCHES. HER NAME IS MINA MALIK CAUCUS. THIS IS MY EXAMPLE. >> NOW THAT'S A MOUTHFUL FOR AN ART STUDENT OF ANY AGE. ALSO KNOWN AS MISSUS M. >> MISSUS AND AS AN ARTIST, HER MOTHER TOLD HER TO DRAW WHEN SHE WAS JUST A LITTLE GIRL FROM REAL. SHE MOVED ON TO IMPRESSIONISM AND THEN ABSTRACT PAINTING MISSUS. M SAYS SHE DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM THE COLORS IN THE SKY AND THE MOVEMENT OF THE WAVES AT THE BEACH. NOW SHE'S INSPIRING OTHERS AS A TEACHER. >> SOMETHING LIKE THIS. >> THE FORMER PRESCHOOL THROUGH 8TH GRADE. OUR TEACHER IS NOW TEACHING PEOPLE JUST LIKE ELLIE HUNT. I LIKE COLORS AND IT'S JUST A WAY TO EXPRESS YOURSELF TO FEEL FREE. AND NATALIE MANNING. >> IT SO WE SELF YOU'RE BOARDING. I ENJOY IT VERY MUCH. >> HER STUDENTS SO THAT PLACES LIKE SHELL POINT VILLAGE HEALTH PARK, SENIOR CARE OR WHERE WE ACCOMPANIED HER ON A FEW OCCASIONS RECENTLY OF THE TO AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY AND RETIREMENT COMMUNITY MISSES AND CALLS HER BUSINESS. I CAN CREATE ART SO HER BUSINESS CAN BE TAILORED TO PEOPLE OF ANY AGE. SHE CURRENTLY OFFERS SINGLE-DAY WORKSHOPS AND REGULAR CLASSES SIT 8 DIFFERENT SENIOR CARE FACILITIES. SHE STARTED HER TRAVELING ART TEACHER BUSINESS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. WE DO ALL KINDS OF ARTS AND CRAFTS. WE DO PAINTINGS DRAWING COLLAGES SCULPTURES. >> SOMETIMES I EVEN DO A LESSON ON FAMOUS ARTISTS AND DO SOME EDUCATION THERE. THERE'S RESEARCH OUT THERE THAT SAYS HOW IMPORTANT PART IS TO EVERYONE, INCLUDING THE SENIOR COMMUNITY. NOT ONLY DO THEY LEARN SOMETHING, THERE ARE PHYSICAL ASPECTS TO IT. HAND EYE COORDINATION. THERE'S A LOT OF THINKING AND PLANNING THAT HAS TO GET INVOLVED. AND I PERSONALLY FEEL THIS IS A TIME FOR THEM TO GATHER TOGETHER IN A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT. ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER AND TAKE A BRAIN BREAK FROM THE STRESS OF THAT DAY. OUR ALLOWS YOU TO KIND OF NOT THINK ABOUT THAT. DOCTOR APPOINTMENT NOT THINK ABOUT. YOU KNOW, YOUR SON WHO LIVES MANY STATES AWAY. YOU CAN HAVE AN HOUR OR YOU JUST THINK ABOUT OUR AND GIVE YOUR BRAIN A AND WHAT WAS IT >> MISSUS M TELLS ME THAT EVEN AS THE TEACHER, THIS NEW VENTURE HAS IMPARTED SOME VERY IMPORTANT LESSONS ON TO HER. SHE SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT FOR SENIORS IN RESIDENTIAL HOMES TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ART AND EXERCISE, EVEN WORSHIP CLASSES DOING SO SHE SAYS IT CREATES A SENSE OF BELONGING ALLOWING SENIORS TO BE PART OF SOMETHING POSITIVE. ONE OF MISS FORT HAYS IS CREATING COLLABORATIVE ART PIECES. EACH ARTIST CREATES A PANEL. THEN THE PANELS ARE ASSEMBLED TOGETHER TO CREATE A SINGLE PIECE OF ART, A COLLABORATIVE ART PIECE WAS UNVEILED TO THE GREATER AM OF THE TO COMMUNITY WHEN THEY GATHERED RECENTLY FOR AN ART RECEPTION THAT INCLUDED CAKE AND EVEN SOME BUBBLY. >> TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE REVEALING A PAINTING THAT THE ARTISTS AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR 3 MONTHS. I'M SO PROUD OF THIS THING. I'M SO EXCITED HOW IT TURNED OUT. YOU GUYS WANT TO GET ME UP. A DRUM ROLL UP YOUR FEET. >> THE PIECE IS CALLED THE NAST OF CREATIVITY. IT WILL BE ON PERMANENT DISPLAY AT MV. DOES ART ROOM. >> SO ANYTIME YOU CAN GO LOOK AT IT. OKAY. >> HAVING CLASSES JUST ADDS TO ELLIE'S GETTING THIS. IT ALSO PROVIDES COMPANIONSHIP AND THE CREATIVE OUTLET FOR NATALEE. >> SO COMING THE OTHER CLASS KNOW THE COLORS AND EVERYTHING. IT'S REALLY FUN. CAN EXPRESS YOURSELF WITH THE ART CLASS AND AND BE CREATIVE AND THE SCARY REWARDING AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING EVERY MONTH. THE ART CLASS. >> AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THESE REASONS THAT MISSUS AM DOES WHAT SHE DOES. >> I WAS A FORMER ART TEACHER IN SCHOOLS. I LOVE TEACHING CHILDREN, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY IN MY PERSONAL LIFE ARE IS A COPING SKILL. IF YOU'RE STRESSED OUT. MAKE SOME ART. IF YOU'RE WORRIED AND SAD AND LONELY, MAKE SOME ART BECAUSE IT HELPS YOUR HEART. >> WGCU NEWS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN FOCUS. I'M I THINK