This Thursday, I headed over to the Grand Opening of Joy’s House to see what it was all about. I was blown away at the space that had been created during the recent expansion. The functional facilities, the amazing decor, and beautiful local original art made for quite an experience.
Joy’s House is an “adult day service that provides care for adults living with physical and mental challenges while providing respite for caregivers. Located in the Broad Ripple area, Joy’s House was created from one woman’s dream, supported by family and friends, and has blossomed into a remarkable not-for-profit organization that provides physical, mental and financial relief for families caring for a loved one.”
The woman with the dream is Tina M. McIntosh, President & CEO of Joy’s House. I have never seen anything like this place with my own two eyes. It was way more than I expected and local residents are extremely lucky to have these amazing services available to them. Please visit http://joyshouse.org/ to learn more and view photos of the house and the expansion it had recently been through.
While I was walking around looking at everything I was lucky enough to talk with a few local artists who had working hanging up inside/outside of Joy’s House.
The first artist I ran into was Amy Brier while viewing this unique sculpture.
Amy Brier is a stone carver and sculptor who works with limestone and sand to create an original interactive experience and uses the phrase “sculpture that makes sculpture” to describe her work. I find myself viewing certain artist’s work for the first time and thinking “I wish I would have thought of that”. Amy’s work is definitely in that category.
Please visit http://www.amybrier.com/ to view more of her sculptures and installations. It is all wonderful work.
The second artist I ran into was Doug Arnholter. I was taking a photo of this piece of art before I heard him say something to the effect “Yay, someone is taking a picture of my work”. I hope it was sincere.
I was really struck by the fact that his work was hanging on the exterior of the house. I was very curious of the medium he was using to allow his work to not be damaged by the weather/outdoors. Doug works with a lot of different media but this particular piece was his version of a contemporary fresco. I really enjoyed the pastel colors and how they worked well with the bold, crisp green siding of the house. Do yourself a favor and check out more of his work at http://dougarnholter.com/.
Another artist I spoke with was Marianne Glick. Her painting was hanging in the same room that Amy’s sculpture was in. It was great to listen to her explain the process she went through to get to her final product that was hanging on the wall. Unfortunately, I did not get a photo of that painting but you can see tons of her work at http://GlickArt.com/. Check it out!
I will hopefully be able to donate some of my work to Joy’s House so they can auction it off. I think it is a great cause and if you have any money you could donate or a talent that could be lent to Joy’s House you should contact Tina McIntosh at tina@joyshouse.org. See you next time.
Tags: Amy Brier, Doug Arnholter, Joy's House, local artist, Marianne Glick, Tina McIntosh
