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Mary’s Musings By Mary Bridges, chaplain JANUARY 2022
Joan Hampton takes home top prize in local Art is Ageless® competition Farmington Presbyterian Manor resident Joan Hampton recently had one of her works of art selected as a local winner in the 2021 Art is Ageless® juried art competition. Her mixedmedia piece entitled “Cards to Share” is also featured in the 2022 Art is Ageless calendar.
Editor’s Note: In a nod to our Presbyterian heritage, we are featuring a column from a PMMA® chaplain regularly in our newsletter. This month’s featured column comes from Mary Bridges, chaplain at Salina Presbyterian Manor.
There is nothing permanent except change. — Heraclitus When I ponder the meaning of life, I always conclude that life is another word for change. As my mother grew older, we often debated about change. She would tell me it was hard. I would respond with my belief that when we initiate a change it is much easier to accept than when we have to change due to circumstances beyond our control.
Joan got the Resident Joan Hampton with her mixed-media piece, “Cards idea for the to Share,” that’s featured in the 2022 Art is Ageless calendar. piece, which is a set of hand-crafted greeting cards, during classes held at the community. “There was a lady that used to come in and do artwork with us who had a friend who designed cards,” said Joan. “She came in on three different occasions and introduced us to the way she did them and provided the
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What’s real is that change is constant. With every ending, there is a beginning. God is with us not only in our beginnings and in our endings but in every moment in-between. The church recognizes this by calling God and Jesus the Alpha and the Omega. If we were to draw a straight line with the Alpha at one end and the Omega at the other, we could use it to represent the events of our
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Top prize – continued from page 1 material, so some of the cards included in ‘Cards to Share’ were done with her and the others were created when my daughter got me a couple of card-making kits.” This isn’t the first time Joan has entered Art is Ageless and won. In previous years she has been awarded top prizes in a variety of mediums including painting, sculpture and fiber arts. When asked the secret to her
versatility, Joan said it comes down to one thing. “I just do what I feel like doing,” said Joan. With the 2022 Art is Ageless competition just around the corner, Joan is already hard at work. “I usually do three things, but hopefully I’ll just get the one I’m working on done on time,” said Joan.
Joan says she enjoys entering the competition because it allows her— and others like her—to express themselves and continue to grow. “I think it’s great,” said Joan. “It lets people improve themselves and get out what they feel like doing and show their art.” To learn how you can enter the 2022 Art is Ageless competition, or get a copy of this year’s calendar, visit ArtIsAgeless.org. u
Change – continued from page 1 lives. If we take this timeline and form it into a circle, rather than being at opposite ends, the Alpha and Omega are side by side. The end is now the beginning, and the beginning is now the end. It becomes the circle of life. In a circle, there is no beginning or ending. These overlapping symbols of the Alpha and the Omega can be seen as a sign of God’s presence among us. Beginnings and endings are always happening. As one
moment ends and another begins, we can know that God is there. God is at both in the beginning and the ending of our personal “circles of life,” and that is what really matters. Each new year is like starting a new chapter in our lives. My prayer for each of us is simple: “May the words of Advent follow us into 2022, as we live as a people who are guided by hope, peace, joy and love in this year and forever more.” AMEN. u
God is at both in the beginning and the ending of our personal “circles of life,” the Alpha and the Omega.
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Calling all artists Are you a painter, a quilter, a sculptor or virtually any other form of visual artist? If so, we want to see your work in the 2022 Art is Ageless® juried art competition. Open to amateurs and professionals 65 and over, the competition will culminate with winners being featured in the 2023 Art is Ageless calendar or on commemorative postcards and greeting cards. Don’t miss out! Entry deadline: 10 a.m. on April 25, 2022 (art may be dropped of beginning April 4 at the Farmington Presbyterian Manor business office from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday). Works must have been completed in the past 5 years, and the artist must have been at least age 65 at the time the work was created. For more information, contact Keely Jameson at 573-756-6768 or visit ArtIsAgeless.org. u
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