Rolla Presbyterian Manor
JUNE 2022
Nonagenarian artist, Art is Ageless® winner still trying new things
Rolla Presbyterian Manor announces Art is Ageless® winners Rolla Presbyterian Manor recently announced the 2022 winners of the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition on the community Facebook page. “We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Lyn Joelle Freeland, marketing director. “Art is Ageless is unique in featuring only the works of artists age 65 and older. Our artists prove that art, in any form, is an ageless ambition.” Winners in the Rolla Presbyterian Manor Art is Ageless juried competition were:
Helen Hoertl with her Art is Ageless entry, “Red-Quilled Christmas Card”
A Mother’s Day card led to a blue ribbon in Rolla Presbyterian Manor’s Art is Ageless® competition. Helen Hoertel was intrigued by the decorative technique used on the card she received: paper quilling. That’s the art of rolling, shaping and gluing narrow strips of paper to make elaborate designs. The technique dates all the way back to ancient Egypt, and it has been practiced on and off over the centuries.
Best of Show Professional: Ellen Reynolds, “Spring Flowers — Spring Boots” Best of Show Amateur: Carol Jessop, “Sunrise on Lake Superior” Judges Choice Professional : Sophia deLaat, “A Little Bird Told Me” Judges Choice Amateur: Carol Jessop, “Gardening”
“I Googled it and found the directions,” said Helen, who is 90. “It’s not at all complicated. It’s time consuming, but it’s also satisfying.”
People’s Choice Professional: Barbara Ford, “Grandma’s Wildflower Garden”
Since quilling wasn’t as difficult as she thought, Helen decided to use the technique to make Christmas cards. Ellen Reynolds, “Spring Flowers – Spring
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She made about 30 with the same design: An intricately constructed
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