Farmington Presbyterian Manor
MARCH 2022
Farmington
Artist spotlight: Joyce Pierson
Presbyterian
Every year since becoming eligible, Joyce Pierson has entered PMMA’s Art is Ageless® juried art competition and every year she has been a winner.
Manor’s Art is Ageless® call for entries underway Senior artists in the Farmington area are invited to participate in Farmington Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® exhibit and juried art competition April 26 – 28.
This past year, a scarf she created titled “Scattered Leaves” won in the local fiber arts professional category. The piece was created using a complicated technique Joyce calls “dying with botanicals.” “I take a silk scarf, wash it, soak it in vinegar and then lay it out with leaves. From there, I put a dye blanket on Local artist and AiA winner Joyce top that has been dipped in Pierson shows her spinning skills while iron water (iron and working at her farmer’s market booth. vinegar). Then, I roll it all up as tight as I can on a PVC pipe and tie it up before putting it in the cooker for three hours. After it’s done, I like to let it sit until the next day before unwrapping it. Sometimes the dye blanket looks as neat as the scarf. I’ve done shirts like that and face masks and scarves,” said Joyce. Joyce began working in fiber by taking a weaving class in college. In the
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Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area artist who is 65 years of age or older to exhibit and/or compete for an opportunity to be featured in the Art is Ageless calendar in 2023. Artists compete in nine categories, including painting, drawing, photography, quilting and sculpture and may be designated as amateur or professional. The complete rules and category listing are found online at www.ArtIsAgeless.org. Local competition winners will join winners from 14 other
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Spotlight – continued from page 1 years that followed, Joyce dabbled in other mediums—primarily pottery—before coming back to fiber 25 years ago. “I like to do a lot of different things, but I think now that I’ve gotten older, I think I need to stay focused. Time is running out and I can’t do everything, so I try to stay just on fiber or fiber-related projects,” said Joyce. Joyce sells her work at a local farmer’s market and teaches classes in felting out of her home, which is why she enters the competition as a professional. However, it’s a label she’s not completely comfortable with. “I don’t feel like I’m that professional. In some of the things, I’m just learning and not as good at as others,” said Joyce. Now gearing up for her fifth year entering the competition, Joyce remains a big fan of the entire Art is Ageless program. “I just really think that what Presbyterian Manor does is fantastic, especially for these rural communities where there’s not a whole lot going on in the arts,” said Joyce. u
Local artist and AiA winner Joyce Pierson has demonstrated her artistic talents in everything from spinning, weaving, pottery, felting and fibers. Like us on Facebook to stay updated on news and events.
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Art is Ageless – continued from page 1 PMMA® communities to be judged at the systemwide level. Artists may choose to enter the exhibit only. For the competition, works are to have been completed in the past five years (since January 2017). Works to be entered for judging need to be at Farmington Presbyterian Manor by 10 a.m. April 25. Due to the uncertainty created by COVID-19, Farmington Presbyterian Manor plans to hold
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its event virtually for friends of the program on the community’s Facebook page, and to announce winners during a Facebook Live event. Works will be on exhibit at the community for residents only.
musical and dramatic events, educational opportunities and current events discussions throughout the year. Farmington Presbyterian Manor is a PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of MidAmerica®) senior living community.
The Art is Ageless® program encourages Farmington Presbyterian Manor residents and other area seniors to express their creativity through its annual competition, as well as art classes,
Entry forms and information can be obtained by contacting Keely Jameson at 573-756-6768 or kjameson@pmma.org, or accessed online at ArtIsAgeless.org. u