Managing the Sweet Life (Living with Diabetes), 2024
| dc.contributor | Nursing Collaborators: Silvia Aguilar, Jose Advincula, Annie Gonzalez, and Alyssa Samoheyl | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sanders, Felicity | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-12T13:48:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-07-12T13:48:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In this artwork I displayed Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. I used inspiration from Michaelangelo’s Creation of Adam and Felix-Gonzalez Torres’ Beadworks Collection to create this piece. Since the artwork is going to be exhibited in the TWU libraries I wanted to add the aspect of personal research that goes into managing this disease. Oftentimes sufferers of diabetes rely on changing their diet as a mediation of some of the symptoms as well as oral or injectable medications prescribed from their team of medical professionals. There are sections in the library dedicated to a collection of knowledge to share with the public of this disease and many others. For this project I created a bookshelf from wood and screws then used bound books and drilled through the many layers of them to create a surface for the hands to reach out from. The trickles of ‘blood’ from the beads represent glucose monitoring and the small white beads represent the sugar found in the blood- which is an exaggerated rendering. I then invented titles for both juvenile and adult non-fiction books that would be available for checkout from the library if this were a real situation. Medium: Mixed media- unfinished wood, bound books, air-dry clay, acrylic paint, spackling, metal screws, glass beads, hot glue, clear monofilament illusion cord, sealant, and adhesive decals, Format: 13” x 27.5” x 10” | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11274/16413 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.subject | Diabetes Mellitus | |
| dc.title | Managing the Sweet Life (Living with Diabetes), 2024 | |
| dc.type | Image |