What is #GivingTuesday?

by Miracles | Nov 22, 2022 | Active Lifestyle, Art, Asking for help, Day of Giving, GivingTuesday, Healthy Living, Kindness, Mental Health, News, Social Robotics, Youth Care

Every year after people have gathered for Thanksgiving, done their shopping on Black Friday, and snagged the deals from Cyber Monday individuals from all over the world come together and show what this season is truly about. GivingTuesday is a movement to reimagine a...

Beware Bamboo

by Tess Almendarez Lojacono | Nov 9, 2022 | Active Lifestyle, Art, Asking for help, Assistive Technology, Autism, Day of Giving, Elder Care, Healthy Living, Making decisions, Mental Health, Patrick McNerthney, Personal, Social Robotics, Youth Care

By Patrick McNerthney I like to think I’m in a constant battle with nature. It’s not something I seek out, it’s something that just happens to me because nature hates me. For example, despite living in a fairly large neighborhood (I’m not going to tell you which one,...

Folk Art from Buffalo: Grandma Moses Style

by Miracles | Mar 11, 2022 | Active Lifestyle, Art, Asking for help, Assistive Technology, Autism, Day of Giving, Elder Care, Healthy Living, Kindness, Making decisions, Personal, Youth Care

FAM Art Teacher, Sarah O., shared some very impressive examples from her classes in Buffalo, NY!  The inspiration was Grandma Moses, and these snow globe paintings are fabulous!    

Collage in Rochester because Scraps Matter!

by Tess Almendarez Lojacono | Dec 10, 2021 | Active Lifestyle, Art, Asking for help, Autism, Day of Giving, Elder Care, Making decisions, Mental Health, Personal, Uncategorized, Youth Care

You know your grandma’s generation: throw nothing away–everything has a purpose!  Well, our intrepid Rochester Instructor: Melissa, inspired some of our beloved Rochester nursing home residents to follow those instincts, using every scrap and their...

Remember your elderly loved ones TODAY on Giving Tuesday!

by Tess Almendarez Lojacono | Nov 30, 2021 | Active Lifestyle, Art, Asking for help, Assistive Technology, Autism, Day of Giving, Elder Care, Healthy Living, Kindness, Making decisions, Mental Health, News, Personal, Social Robotics, Uncategorized, Youth Care

This is it! It’s time to show your elderly loved ones that they still matter–that they deserve the opportunity to live fully, with creative expression, lifelong learning and abundant opportunities to express themselves with Fine Art Miracles’s...