AnCan Art Friends – October 20, 2022 – Fall Trees

AnCan Art Friends – October 20, 2022 – Fall Trees

Art Class was back in session with Hannah teaching us about fall trees, including fun add ons to your fall escape like owls, squirrels, and a swing.

Anything goes here! While markers were the main medium, we heard about coffee, soy sauce, and gum as potential art supplies.

You’ll need

  • Paper
  • Your choice of medium – markers, pen, pencil, colored pencils, paint, watercolor pencils, anything that can mark.

This art class was also in loving honor of our AnCan art friend, George Degnon, and we are holding his family tightly in our hearts. May his memory always be a blessing.

Watch here:

 

Summer of Art – September 15th Class – Oil Pastels

Summer of Art – September 15th Class – Oil Pastels

Summer of Art – September 15th Class – Oil Pastels

 

On September 15th, Hannah Garrison (Artist, MS activist, and moderator for our MS virtual support group) brought her magic back to AnCan. We made different types of Owls with oil pastels, and in keeping true to the education part in our tagline (Advocacy Support Education), we learned a lot about Owls. You can click here to learn some of the facts we went over! We encourage you to name your owl, and make it as colorful as you’d like!

 

What you will need:

  • Oil Pastels
  • Paper
  • Pastel Blender
  • Paper Towel/Napkin

 

Watch the class here:

 

Funding for this project was provided by the HealtheVoices Impact Fund at the Community Foundation of New Jersey, which was funded by a contribution from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

Would you like your art featured in the AnCan Art Gallery? please email me at alexa (at) ancan.org!

To SIGN UP for any of our AnCan Virtual Support groups, visit our Contact Us page.

Summer of Art – August 30 Class – Watercolor Pencils

Summer of Art – August 30 Class – Watercolor Pencils

Summer of Art – August 30 Class – Watercolor Pencils

On August 30th, we had so much fun once again with our very own Hannah Garrison (Artist, MS activist, and moderator for our MS virtual support group). Hannah taught us in the ins and outs of watercolor pencils, and also showed how basic scribbling can create beautiful things!

We still have spots for the September 15th class – Click here to sign up!

 

What you will need:

 

Watch the class here:

Funding for this project was provided by the HealtheVoices Impact Fund at the Community Foundation of New Jersey, which was funded by a contribution from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

Would you like your art featured in the AnCan Art Gallery? please email me at alexa (at) ancan.org!

To SIGN UP for any of our AnCan Virtual Support groups, visit our Contact Us page.

Solo Arts Heal with Brian ‘RiGHtSiDE’ Smith

Solo Arts Heal with Brian ‘RiGHtSiDE’ Smith

AnCan and The Marsh (well renown, long-established theater company with a large following in the Bay Area and venues in San Francisco and Oakland) collaborate every 4th Wednesday of the month for Solo Arts Heal!

Brooklyn-born, Los Angeles-raised rapper/producer Brian RiGHtSiDE’ Smith was diagnosed while in college with metastatic testicular cancer – and later, a reoccurrence of cancer in the brain, which left him with paralysis on his left side – hence the “right side” moniker.

In addition to performing original music, Brian discussed overcoming various health challenges and substance abuse, and his work supporting teens and young adults with cancer by sharing healthy and creative ways to process their emotions.

 

Watch this inspiring performance here:

 

To SIGN UP for any of our AnCan Virtual Support group reminders, visit our Contact Us page.

Death, Dying, and Grief Bibliography

Death, Dying, and Grief Bibliography

(Editor’s note: This is a ‘master’ list of books related to death, dying, and grief. We hope you will find this to be a helpful resource in your journey, no matter what it is. If you would like to share a book that has helped you, please email alexa at ancan.org. Amazon links here for your convenience and ease of purchasing the book. Remember, you can help AnCan with absolutely no cost to you by purchasing through AmazonSmile. Read how to here. Special thanks to Dr. John Antonucci.)

“We face fears of death and dying, and at times turn to authors who have thought deeply and written about the topic. I offer here a short bibliography on the topic. Ideally it would be an organic list, onto which readers could add suggestions or comments.” – Dr. John Antonucci

 

 

Thanks to Miguel Chen; most of this list is from:
Chen, M. & Sperry, M., The Death of You, 2019, Wisdom Press.