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From Therea Clower’s grief, “Into Light Project” was born, a national non-profit organization dedicated to changing the conversation about drug addiction; a tribute to others, like her son, who lost their lives to opioid addiction.
Thanks to our ever-evolving digital world, it’s now easier than ever before to get online and get creative. While tangible creative outlets like painting, playing an instrument, crafting and cooking are wonderful ways to let your imagination run wild, don’t sleep on the many apps that are easy to use and can spice up your photos, drawing and designs online.
Creative expression is liberating, satisfying, and enhances our quality of life. It’s all about figuring out who we are and what we want to say and sharing it with the world in our own unique way. From fashion to photography to fitness, these fascinating folks over 50 are sharing their chosen creative outlets with their online communities.
Find out how the act of artistic creation exorcised the demons that had been haunting Audrey Phillips for a decade.
Jean Banas is a 92-year-old abstract expressionist and a major surprise to many critics and collectors who make the ageist and sexist assumption that her dynamic and energetic paintings were created by a much younger man.
Artist and business owner Suzy Toronto, describes herself as a “free spirit,” but her description of what that means just might surprise you.
The indomitable optimism of Eugene Snowden. Snowden is many things: Bombastic. Soulful. Hilarious. Kind. Groovy. Intellectual. Humble. Aggressive. Outrageous. Creative. Uncontrollable. Lovable. Artistic.
Anne Beatts died at 74. It was a life well-lived. Although many people may not connect the dots to her comedic influence, her fingerprints are all over the map when it comes to paving roads for other women in the entertainment industry.
How does a couple properly celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary, besides the usual fancy dinner and gift-giving? How about going back and time and trying to recreate the scene?
Miami-based photographer George Kamper shows how he’s using creativity — and a really large inflatable ball to maintain his sanity in these trying times.
Stephanie Davis, aka The Downtown Diva, is a fixture on the Southwest Florida arts and social scene. Beloved for her witty and interesting regular columns in Florida Weekly, she also is involved with the Fort Myers theater scene, both on stage and backstage as a director.
Dealing with grief is something we will all most likely experience, yet, we all have different ways of dealing with it. Belenda Cypress of Polk County never saw it coming.