empowering people living with dementia and their communities through the arts
Observations by
Ashridge Field
School
with Amy Goodwin
August 2018
Ashridge is an intergenerational art school run annually in rural Devon by Illustrator & Researcher Desdemona McCannon. The group selected a theme for each day & documented under these themes over the week.
Ellie & Amy ran Oulipo workshops, connected to the themes chosen by the participants. These writings are captured in smaller A6 books within the A5 photobooks.
The themes:
A. rtists
S. ky
H. ouses
R. esting
I. nside spaces
D. ogs
G. ates
E. ating
The themes:
A. rtists
S. ky
H. ouses
R. esting
I. nside spaces
D. ogs
G. ates
E. ating
Oulipo writing displayed in A6 book inside
photobook, with Arthur’s mouth behind
Lally ‘resting’ in line with theme,
taken by her mother Penny