We also looked at what message or advice we could place on our pieces, One of our most prominent ideas was to have a message/ quote which referred to the passing of knowledge from one generation to another
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Autumn years is described as "Someone's autumn years are the later years of their life, especially after they have stopped working."
it is also a time to celebrate your Acquired Wisdom from the article 'What I love About Menopause" by Marcelle Pick. Pick highlights how 'Our society does not value the special qualities of age…. except when it comes to a good wine. But, I have come to feel that this is one of the best times in my life. And if there is one thing I have learned in sixty-three years on the planet, it is to appreciate what you have each moment.' And as a result of this research and linking the seasons to different seasons in the year we looked at colours that feature in Autumn. The idea for the badge, was inspired by the rings of a tree. We want the badge to celebrate women’s wisdom and new chapter in life. Not forgetting their past, but it being their strength which helps them conquer this new chapter. “A new layer of wood is added in each growing season, thickening the stem, existing branches and roots, to form a growth ring.” Each ring will represent the knowledge they have gained throughout their life. I thought that it would be a nice idea if the badges came in packs of two, so that you can take one for yourself and the other one can be for a friend or relative. After gifting them with the badge, you could give them advice about menopause. Passing on information which can be used to start a conversation. “Trees contain some of nature's most accurate evidence of the past. Their growth layers, appearing as rings in the cross section of the tree trunk, record evidence of floods, droughts, insect attacks, lightning strikes, and even earthquakes that occurred during the lifespan of the tree. Subtle changes in the thickness of the rings over time indicate changes in length of, or water availability during, the growing season. http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/CDcourses_treerings.html 1. Nina Morley Accept it as the change!
2. Dana Yates Robbins Buckle Up!!! 3. Linda Chadwick get fit and as healthy as you can in the build up to menopause it's a long hard journey 4. Sue Pedro Davis The most important time in your life to take care of yourself in every way and be kind to yourself! Lisa Michelle Pitts Put this in there so they know they are not crazy and GET HELP if you need it, don't be afraid of HRT or antidepressants if you need them. Also they WILL get through it, women have since the beginning of time. 5. Sandy Tipton time for others to give you some slack for a change. 6. Ann Martin Our older generations suffered, were often put in asylums because of their symptoms. We are better informed as we get further down the line but the medical profession is not very helpful when we first approach them for help. Please post your finished product. Would love to see how you interpret all we have to say. 7. Sandy Tipton i wish everyone could experience it... beforehand... just for a while.. then there would be far more women happier and not feel apart from a society they helped populate and nurture 8. Elisabeth McGlynn Time to be selfish for a change. It's te only way to survive. 9. Brenda Meeks-Gonsalves Get some copper tablets. I haven't had a hot flash in a month since I found out the hot flashes are caused by an imbalance between copper and zinc. I noticed a huge difference within an hour of my first tablet 10. Nina Morley I need space to gather my sanity! 11. Helen Turner Try and get family to understand its not really an illness but it feels like it 😣 I think we need to be a bit selfish and put our selves first if maybe just for a little while until we feel our normal sane selves again it can be a long abd lonely road expecially if no one care or listens x 12. Zena Cleary Didn't realise so many symptoms. 13. Carolyn Pulit Expect the unexpected.... And you can take in all this advice but in the end every woman is different and we all experience the same symptoms differently I think. 14. Lynn Jacobson Communication is key. Talk to family and friends. It happens to all women with varying degrees so support and understanding is very important. I want my children to understand what it is and what the symptoms can be. It still seems to be a hushed conversation at times and it shouldn't be as its part of our lives that we have to go through. 15. Donna Joseph-Barford I wish I known my life was over. 16. Jackie Mccartney Me personally not wanting to be around other people, just want to be left alone. No drama. The aches an pains. Very heavy blood loss. Just a few I can think off An maybe get you started. Good luck 17. Jackie Mccartney Stock up on supplies 😂 😂 evening primrose oil great an magnesium. Teenage girl, recently a friends daughter was talking about periods An puberty I told her that as she was starting I was finishing. Her words at age of 10 was "what I have to do this again" if I could off took a picture of her face it was funny An my heart went out to her as I thought it all ahead of you. So we talk to kids about periods An puberty but no one says we have to do it all again 18. Flo-Jo Boo Yukka-Sharr Do anything and everything you want in life before you go through the menopause because it zaps the life and soul out of you and you have little desire to do anything after. Live life to the full and appreciate your youthful pain free body as after your be a different person. 19. Cathy Jennifer Shergold I think you have to deal with it as it comes, some women get an easy time an others life is hell, you just do not know your luck. Im having a tough time, my mind is fine an still wanting sex but my body, isnt having it, losing estregem, my skin is thinning, an boy do i suffer after sex 20. Dodi Griffith Eakins Research and never think the norm is acceptable and accurate. 21. Sharon Ann Catherine Never believe a Dr who sniggers and says "you're too young for menopause". So then you go away feeling more mental! Definitely give him the arse if he fails to tell you there is PERI menopause first!! 22. Mary O'Connor Hang in there your not going mad an find a good support group with ladies going through it with u xx 23. Linda Flanagan Try and find out about it before it hits you cos you won't be prepared hot sweats low esteem .no sex. Putting on weight hair loss depression loss of memory to mention a few 24. Trudy Allen The absolute exhaustion & lack of energy 25. Kaya-Anne Cully My advice would be to talk to your mother, ask her how menopause is/was for her, learn about it before it happens to you. Break the silence about menopause. Make the connection & bond stronger. If that's not possible, (as in my case) that's what we have these support groups for. 26. Jackie Mccartney I joined this group because I have no mother or any family history, as I'm a care leaver so had no clue what so ever. I have read an taken on board a advice from all you lovely ladies. So thank you x 27. Allison Simmons I wish I wasn't 30 year old an living with it for the next 20 years.its ruined my life.im meant to be young full off life an ready for anything.only thing my body is ready for is its grave . Jenn Brown It doesn't happen overnight as we thought as naive teenagers, but we where very ill-educated. So much hyp about starting your periods and becoming a woman but not much said about menopause at all. Wasn't even mentioned at my schools health classes. We covered puberty, drugs, alcohol, gay rights etc but missed out completely on what happens when were ripping our own hair out with teenage children and peri at the same time. Stress, stress and more unwanted stress... 28. Allison Simmons How true jenn.theres a lot they need to cover in health class.my daughter is 11 and her and her we friends think they are big women now they have their periods.poor we things havnt a clue.and my house is defo no fun with 2 very hormonal girls lol. Xxxx 29. Tracey Evans my advice would be, prepare yourself in a holistic way, look after yourself by eating healthily, cutting down on alcohol, exercise, try to cut down on stress, we literally go through a change and it helps to be in tip top condition to go through it 30. Tracey Evans oh yes and stock up on lube lol 31. Lisa Cogar Smith melt down 32. Judeth Gionet My best advice I can give is to do some research know what you have ahead of you there is no stopping it but you can get yourself ready by eating right getting the rest you need excercise , keep an open mind don't think of all the bad stuff try to stay positive and if you can go through it without meds it would be the best way do to it . 😊 In order to collect some stories about menopausal women and their experience, we decided to put a post on Facebook. We raised this question?
What advice would you give to the women in their premenopausal stage or even to the next generation who will eventually experience it? What did you wish to know before going through menopause? How would you like to inform other women as well as society to have a better understanding of this chapter of life ? We received really interesting comments, some quite negative, revealing the hardship that they are experiencing, others giving so constructive advice to the next generation? The Ceramics objects in these photographs are both functional and decorative. the forms are simple but uses texture and surface design that relates to a message or idea. We have included both free form ceramics which stands alone and jewellery, the idea here is to show unity in form, texture, colour and surface design.
As a group we felt that looking at both the past and present. The form can influence the message people receive. The form here looks at the abstract form and realistic form. as makers we felt it was important to research both of theses to better understand how the form of our piece was going to work and if would have a function
The images of butterfly and the transition that a caterpillar goes through, radically transforming its body and eventually emerging as a butterfly or moth, reminded me of the women in their menopausal ages. Menopause is throughly a transition stage. A time that women start a new beginning, a new stage in their lives which leads to a new beauty (like butterfly )with completely different definition.
I feel the way that western culture has defined the beauty especially for women, youth and fertility, has made us blind to see other types of beauty, like, wisdom, experiences, knowledge, insight. It's time to retrospect to the value that most traditional culture put on women in their menopausal age. These are some of the inspirational ceramics that I found in the Ambient.
The first row show the pattern which is something really subtle but looks really nice. Second row are some examples can be used or glaze, something with tiny crystals, conveying the richness. Third and forth row are the inspirations for the pattern and colors. Fifth and sixth row are different ways of storytelling
all these artworks by Mária Bartozová remind me a few keywords picked up some of the quotes that I read:
“A woman must wait for her ovaries to die before she can get her rightful personality back. Post-menstrual is the same as pre-menstrual; I am once again what I was before the age of twelve: a female human being who knows that a month has thirty day, not twenty-five, and who can spend every one of them free of the shackles of that defect of body and mind known as femininity.” All the bold words, made me think that menopause and menopausal ages, which women spend almost one third of their lives, can be welcoming change. 1. It's the end of menstrual cycle, so it means no more fussing with tampons or pads, no more worry about leakage, and no more menstrual cramping. TIME TO WEAR WHITE ALL OVER AGAIN. 2. Women in menopause can enjoy sex without having to think about unanticipated outcome of sex. It's time to take a fresh look at their relationships, their professions, the ways they're caring for their own health, and the ways they want to expend their energy. 3. It's time women are finally freed to pursue their professional and personal ambitions.It's a time for greater self-assurance, so women are more likely to go after what they want with a greater sense of confidence that they can handle whatever comes their way. Menopausal ages is the time that women mainly start taking risks, and tasting what life has to offer. 4.After all those years, child rearing and having career, menopausal age is the time for women to take care of themselves and having healthy lifestyles. 5. Bonding with other menopausal women is the other opportunity for these women. Sharing their experiences, talking to someone who knows exactly what you are being through and understand you, in other word showing empathy all give women courage to face the world, knowing that unwelcome symptoms will not last forever and they can enjoy their menopausal age if they have positive attitude about it. "I can hear you laughing - you guys knew it all along. Why am I always the last to know? I haven't been sleeping well. I have the heat turned down and I'm in a t shirt. My face is breaking out. I've finally come to the realization that I really don't care what anyone thinks about me. In fact - there was a dead fly in the bathroom window for the Open House. The windows are covered with plastic - so there was no getting it out. I thought - "it's a dead fly in the window of a 150 year old farmhouse - get over it!" It's ridiculously freeing to feel this way! Pardon my French - but menopause is my bitch. I'm looking at it like labor pains - a whole new life is being birthed." Menopausal age is like a club, but a secret one. Members of this club don't pass on their information to non-members. These members even don't talk to each other that much. Its a really hunting club! This stage of a woman life should be seen as a time to focus on yourself and enjoy having it. It should be seen as a positive thing occurred in a woman life rather than a loss. "I'm looking at it like labor pains - a whole new life is being birthed."
Ok I just want to reitreat to make sure every one knows what they have to do and bring with them tomorrow As we all discussed on Friday we would carry on by I’ll selves coming up with ideas for what we could do/make.
If we all come up with 7 or more ideas each (they don’t have to be your best ideas, like Tony said quantity over quality at first, wild ideas welcome) if you could drow quick seches where necessary to illustrate your ideas, and make it clear how you got from A to B to, eg; little notes. Just in cases its not clear please bring these ideas on paper. Then we can all spend 10 minutes on each idea brainstorming as a group, expanding the ideas we have all come up with. Feel free to start brainstorming as soon as you have the idea on paper. After each person has explained their ideas and we have all done the brainstorming, we will start discussing the we think are the beast. We hopefully will have more than 5 good ideas. (Charly is coming up with 10 ideas and we will do this same proses with her when she gets back.) Then we will start working on these ideas making a small portfolio for each one, so that we can show and tell are ideas and plans to Eileen when we meet her next, to get her feed back on what she would like/ things are the ideas that we should care forwards. (ideas- keep in mind things like- -Eileen’s two mane points where rasing awernes and shearing womens storys -she wants us to read the blogs and the facebook page -look back throw your notes they may help -Eileen liked the map and the vidow in the gallery – what message to we want to get across -is the work sit spasifec/ where could it be displyed -is the work for sell -is it public engajment work/ are the public helping in making it -is it resuch work- will it be used to infome the finel work -how ambishus can we be- think about trancripsion, we all made massive works in 2 weeks, together we can do a lot! I hope this helps and is not patranicing, im clarifying it for my self too. This is the frearist was I think to get every ones ideas on the table for considrasion. If you have any questions pleacs ask and if this all makes seans and you know exzacly what you have to do, plecas say and if you have anything to add or say then say it
Women VanishingIllustrating a feature article about the mental effects of the Menopause, article entitled ‘The Changing Years’. This artwork illustrates the fact that many women feel that they disappear from sight and society.
Category: Editorial Illustration Title: Geo Wissen Publisher: Gruner + Jahr Publication Date: 2012-10-10 Submitted by: Helen Osborne Luke Best http://www.heartagency.com/artist/LukeBest/gallery/1 http://www.heartagency.com/artists/luke-best about luck best : Luke Best was born in Richmond, England. He studied at the University of Brighton and the Royal College of Art. He lives in London and has been represented by Heart since 2005. Luke’s work is an empathetic study of human nature. The scenarios in his artworks become palpable by way of his direct drawing style. He has covered some obscure subjects ranging from the male menopause to the lack of tomatoes in Nigeria. His perceptive interpretation of briefs has been put to good use for a range of clients from a regular column in Geo Wissen magazine, to corporate social responsibility projects for Macquarie Bank of Australia, as well as murals for a children’s ward at The Royal London Hospital and campaigns for the MS Society. His work for the MS Society is one of many animations he has created with the Peepshow Collective, of which he is a founding member. In 2015 he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Motion Design for his work on the PBS television series ‘How We Got to Now’. Luke’s animation work with Peepshow demonstrates his ability to communicate effectively through both captured moments and sequential narrative. www.lukebest.com @lukejethrobest Aaron’s comments : this art work erases one of the points we discussed today about how woman feel when they are exspranes menopause or getting older; how in our society it is almost embarrassing getting older and looked down on, there is an unhealthy obsession with being and staying young. places comment or add to this. 1. Based on your observations on the cases that you have seen at Reclaim the Menopause programs, how did you find the first reaction of women about menopause?
2.what is the common observation that you had about these women? 3. What was the surprising story that you have come along over the last 2 years? 4.What is the main concern that women mainly have when they start your program? 5. what do they mainly want you to help them with? 6.Have you found that women deal with this part of their lives easily or they see it as a loss? 7.Have you found any misunderstanding, misconception that women had about menopause, like the end of sex life? 8.Have you found that knowledge of women about menopause differ culturally? 9.Is there any inspirational story among your cases that you could share with us? 10.How did you find the cultural perspective of menopausal women? 11.Women mainly complain about having menstruation, or worried about contraceptions methods and their accuracy, Have you found that women miss having periods? 12.Based on your observation, how culture and social conditions influence women’s experience about menopause? 13.does the status of women in the society have any impact on the way go through menopause? their symptoms, and their reaction to it? 14.other than biological factor, what are the other factors that influence on the menopausal experience? 15.Do women on average have a negative attitude toward menopause, and this stage of their lives? 16.Do the symptoms differ based on women’s attitude toward menopause? (Mitra ) 17.what would you like us to achieve for the charity in terms of the women welding ? 18. what do you feel is the most over looked part of menopause? 19.have you spotted a differs in attached in women from different coulchural back grounds towards menopause? 20.if you could get one message across to all women about menopause, what would it be? 21.what do you feel is the biggest misconception about menopause to day? A.what do you feel has made the biggest positive different to women that have done the 12 week workshops? B.would you be happy for us to run an event to gather rescue (inspiration/peoples vews/ exspracisis)? C.have you done art based workshops in the 12week programs before? if so how did they go? D.would it be ok for us to attend one or some of the workshops to see what reclaiming menopause does first hand for the women? E. (if relevant to the brief) do you have any artist or artwork in mind that you feel/like us to look at for inspiration? F.what are the biggest issues about menopause that you would like us to address? (aaron) 22.What is the purpose that cause you want to help to worries about menopause women? 23.What caused you to notice postmenopausal? 24.Planning for the future of the project, if base on the psychological to help women, will you choose to use ceramic treated as one of the ways in which psychological treatment? (charily) This video is from https://reclaimthemenopause.com
I found this story most compelling because of the lack of humanity and profesnalisum from the doctor http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03q96c3 this link is to radio 4 women hour, there is a great story from a women talking about her memory of her mothers menopause, where she runs out in to the garden in winter and starts putting snow down her back, the lady ramblers this moment with humer. After reading through the links and reclaimthemenopause.com, I spock to my mum about her exsprans of menopause. I stared a Questionnaire to gather more women expearnis. we disused as a group that we thought it best to do interviews instead of ask people to fill out a questionnaire, to get a more human respones. Women that are or have been through menopause
woman that are yet to have menopause
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