TESTIMONIALS, REVIEWS & INTERVIEWS
"We are so honored to have you speak to our group! Your wealth of knowledge makes a
lasting impression on everyone who attends, and helps shift attitudes on creativity in aging.
" -- Brenda Morgan, Portland, Oregon, EldersInAction.org |
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Outstanding, thought-provoking presentation. The time flew by! The speaker is knowledgeable, skilled and entertaining. Highly recommended for any group addressing issues of aging.
" -- Victoria Stone, Regional Coordinator, www.agesong.com |
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Amy's upbeat presentation about how to live well into later years was terrific. When the DVD, "Still Kicking" was shown to my City College San Francisco Mental Aerobics class, they applauded wildly at the end, and we had a very lively discussion.
" -- Hope Levy, LifeLong Learning Educator, San Francisco. www.theresalwayshopeconsulting.com |
"Amy inspires her audience and encourages them to explore for themselves what successful aging is for them. She engages people in the new "me" definition, not based on societal stereotypes or definitions of aging but on their own belief in themselves and what they can accomplish at this moment in their lives.
" -- Scott Sebastian, Director of Programs, Grand Lake Gardens, Oakland, CA |
| REVIEWS |
Catlett celebrates century of aging artfully |
AARP Magazine |
Frances Catlett turns 100 in July, 2008. AARP The Magazine features her in the March-April 2008 issue, p. 75. |
"...amazing portraits of creative women aging artfully. A companion DVD, Still Kicking, by Greg Young follows the life stories of 6 of the 12 women ....Here is a remarkable collaboration to illustrate the power of involvement in the arts. "Aging Artfully" is such an uplifting experience, it should be shared with persons of many ages and occupations." |
The Roots and Fruits of Creativity |
"Amy Gorman is a retired social worker who has seen firsthand the devastating effects of dementia and Alzheimer's Disease...." |
"Longevity...Mozarts of Maturity." |
"What could be more inspiring than artists whose craft sustains them as they age?" |
"Born Grace Lowell in 1910 in Richmond, CA., she
danced, sang and studied her way around the world under the name Ann
Davlin. Her 95 years of memories include performing in a vaudeville
dancing-singing act with her sister, earning college degrees from San Francisco State University and Mills College, training extensively at the Royal Ballet
of London..." |
"The must-have book for all ages has 100+ photos and uplifting stories about how their creativity is changing negative attitudes associated with advanced age...The first class book also comes with Frances Kandl's CD, "7 Songs of Women's Lives." |
The great message of this book is "Keep going—full tilt." |
"Does art help people age artfully?" |
"Sometimes people think there's nothing more to do after you hit a certain age," Toy said. "Whether you're a dancer, pianist, a writer -- it doesn't matter how old you are as long as you feel well enough to keep going and not to give it up." |
"OF ALL the arts, the art of living well is the most gratifying. Finding what you love to do and doing it makes everything better." |
"'I was looking for women who were role models,' she said." |
Aging Gracefully |
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