{"id":2364,"date":"2016-10-13T14:09:13","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T14:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/?p=2364"},"modified":"2016-10-13T14:09:13","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T14:09:13","slug":"never-too-late","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/never-too-late\/","title":{"rendered":"Never Too Late"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re on ‘stay-cation’ this week — taking time to explore and enjoy our corner of Vermont during this particularly beautiful time of year. Studio time has been next to zero.<\/p>\n

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Mid-process stitching<\/p><\/div>\n

A special thanks to my artist mother-in-law<\/a> for getting me off the hook with the suggestion of this post’s subject: ageism doesn’t factor into being an artist. She’s\u00a0been reading lately about Fran\u00e7oise Gilot<\/a>, 95 and Carmen Herrera<\/a>, 101, two artists who have proven that making art can be a life-long endeavor. The above links lead to wonderful interviews that will inspire you.<\/p>\n

I’ve been doing a bit of research since she brought up the idea, and have been heartened by what I’ve found.<\/p>\n

Check out Hilarie M. Sheets’ 2013 article for ARTnews,\u00a0‘You Become Better With Age’<\/a>,\u00a0for\u00a0a discussion\u00a0about many artists, past and present, who didn’t \/ haven’t allowed age to thwart their practice. Quotes from living artists emphasize\u00a0that accumulated years often bring a sense of liberation and renewal, paving the way for new and significant discoveries while at times generating\u00a0a measure of success that had previously been elusive.<\/p>\n

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Another Nap\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a92016 Elizabeth Fram<\/p><\/div>\n

Also, Ermine Saner writes for the Guardian about how age affects the practice of women artists<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The benefits don’t stop with professionals.\u00a0Lata 65 of Lisbon, Portugal<\/a> is a\u00a0wonderfully uplifting example of older folks who are finding new ways of appreciating and making contemporary art while\u00a0beautifying their neighborhoods with a spray can.<\/p>\n

In our youth-obsessed world where technology rapidly\u00a0makes jobs obsolete and athletes age out of careers in their mid-thirties, isn’t it reassuring to know that there is no shelf life on creativity?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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