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Integrating Art And Narrative To Enhance Quality Of Life In Palliative Care, Jennifer Fortuna
Integrating Art And Narrative To Enhance Quality Of Life In Palliative Care, Jennifer Fortuna
The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
Lacie Lee Wallace, a mixed-media artist from Wheeling, West Virginia, is featured on the cover of the Fall 2018 issue of The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (OJOT). The photograph depicts Lacie holding a self-portrait painted by artist CeCey Rose. Lacie’s physical appearance in the photograph is strikingly different from the physical appearance of the woman featured in the painting. The portrait was created 4 years before Lacie was diagnosed with advanced stage colon cancer. In the year following the diagnosis, Lacie lost nearly 100 lbs. as a result of an aggressive treatment regimen. When the palliative care team at …
Overcoming Barriers By Doing Things Differently, Jennifer Fortuna
Overcoming Barriers By Doing Things Differently, Jennifer Fortuna
The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
Tom Yendell, an artist based in Hampshire, England, provided the cover art for the Summer 2018 issue of The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (OJOT). “Silk Flowers” is a mouth painting made from acrylic on silk. Born a bilateral congenital amputee, Tom has learned to use his toes the same ways others use their hands. Tom relies little on aids and adaptations in his everyday life. He believes learning to do things your own way is empowering. As a world-renowned mouth and foot painter, Tom is a living example of how barriers can be overcome by doing things differently. Through …
Girl With Hoop Earring, Marissa Chupp
Untitled, Tanner Bosma
The Things We Didn't Find, Clara Peeters
I Cried Walking Home, David Borzkowski
Reminiscent, David Borzkowski
The Laureate, 17th Edition (2018)
Reality Is My Dream, David Borzkowski
Yesterday And Tomorrow, Molly Sell
Untitled, Molly Sell
Broken, Marissa Chupp
Daughter Of The Ground, Crea Taylor
Reflection, David Borzkowski
Motherflood, Clara Peeters
Pensive, Molly Sell
Measuring Up, Marissa Chupp
Linoleum Block Carving, Tanner Bosma
Empathy And Sympathy, David Borzkowski