Connecting Through Art – Seattle APDA Office Join our CommunityPathfinder Magazine FIND JOY & COMMUNITY THROUGH ART! Connecting Through Art™ is a creative program for people with Parkinson’s that uses fun, engaging art activities to complement traditional therapies. Through painting, drawing, and other artistic experiences participants can boost creativity, improve well-being, and build social connections. Come connect in person, boost your creativity, improve well-being, and build social connections! All classes will be held at the APDA Northwest Office130 Nickerson Street. ste 300, Seattle, WA 98109 Free to attend and is open to anyone in the PD Community.Refreshments provided.All supplies provided. Mosaics & The Art of Mending Thursday, October 9th. 10:30 AM – 12 PM Playfully create glass mosaics with repurposed and remnant glass as a time-based meditation on “the art of mending” and “greater than the sum of the parts”. Participants will exercise fine and gross motor skills as well as ignite their senses with imagination and possibility. Learn More & Register Here! (Space is limited) FACILITATOR Leah Mann is director of Kintsugi Somatic Art and is a multi-disciplinary artist, event producer and trauma informed somatic practitioner. This workshop is part of a multi-year series of art/science offerings called Sanctuary: At Home In The Body. It is partially funded by Seattle Office of Arts and Culture and produced in collaboration with APDA Bang the drum Saturday, November 8th. 10:30 AM – 12 PM Come bang the drum! Explore the balance of the Mind, Body and Spirit when playing Taiko. MIND – learning simple drumming patterns and rhythms. BODY – small to big movement of arms and legs and also using the core for drumming. How to do it safely! SPIRIT – Energy that we bring, put out and receive when playing. Using our voices for timing and expression. No experience needed. Sitting & standing options. Emphasis on “play”. Learn More & Register Here! (Space is limited) FACILITATOR Wendy Hamai, 75, dreamed of playing Japanese Taiko drums since the late 1970s. Her dream was fulfilled when she and other Taiko enthusiasts founded the first Taiko group in Tacoma at the Tacoma Buddhist Temple in 2009. She then developed a community Taiko education program in 2010, which made it easier for more people to experience the excitement of learning and playing Taiko, as empowerment tool and personal development practice. She brings her career experience as a Physician Assistant for over 40 years to her interest in using taiko for well being, health and healing. SEATTLE (APDA NW OFFICE): Pounded Flower Card Sets Friday, November 14th. 1 PM – 2:30 PM (PDT) Come join this artful reflective practice on “grace” and “gratitude”. We will employ the Japanese art of Tataki Zome, pounded flower prints, to create thank you card sets. Participants will exercise core strength and hand dexterity to pound flowers and leaf imprints onto cards. Hammers and ear plugs provided. No experience necessary. Learn More & Register Here! (Space is limited) FACILITATOR Wendy Hamai, 75, dreamed of playing Japanese Taiko drums since the late 1970s. Her dream was fulfilled when she and other Taiko enthusiasts founded the first Taiko group in Tacoma at the Tacoma Buddhist Temple in 2009. She then developed a community Taiko education program in 2010, which made it easier for more people to experience the excitement of learning and playing Taiko, as empowerment tool and personal development practice. She brings her career experience as a Physician Assistant for over 40 years to her interest in using taiko for well being, health and healing.
