All About Creative Aging

One of the projects I completed in 2017 (and that gave birth to a number of Small Bites on Instagram), is a video for Creative Aging. It speaks of their mission, and the good that they, and their artists, do for senior communities in the Mid-South. The photos were captured throughout 2016-2017, documenting the variety of performances featured in Creative Aging's Senior Arts Series at Theatre Memphis.

Creative Aging from Megan Wolfe on Vimeo.

Multimedia "Small Bites" on Instagram

I capture a ton of great audio when I'm working on an article or a video project, and then I throw most of it out. It's not that the audio is unusable, there's just a lot of extra stuff that I have to edit away to get to the main point, or story, of a piece.

"Small Bites" were created because it pains me to hear a great little story (usually a tangent in a broader conversation), a quote, or some music, and then find that I have to throw it out later.

Bites are short, one minute multimedia pieces that I share on Instagram. Most are audio with one photo, but I'm expanding into short video clips as well. Here are a few of my favorites.

061017 / Joyce Cobb Memphis, TN Much of what I record during gigs gets scrapped, and I think it's a shame; I love all those little moments. I'm playing with the idea of creating short clips from concerts, or interviews, just to share more. This clip of Joyce was recorded last night in Midtown as part of a larger project. #music #joycecobb #memphis #midtown

A post shared by Megan Wolfe (@meganwolfe) on Jun 11, 2017 at 12:57am PDT

Small Bites / 062117 Brian 'Breeze' Cayolle talks about working with Creative Aging, and speaks of a personal experience with a fellow musician. #brianbreezecayolle #interview #memphis #creativeaging #audio

A post shared by Megan Wolfe (@meganwolfe) on Jun 25, 2017 at 11:54pm PDT

Small Bites / 063017 Don Knight, owner of Johnnie's Drive-In in Tupelo, MS, passes along a word of advice about the restaurant business. #johnniesdrivein #tupelo #mississippi #audio #interview

A post shared by Megan Wolfe (@meganwolfe) on Jul 9, 2017 at 10:24pm PDT

Small Bites / 072517 Artist Darc Marc paints signage for the front windows of The Bottomless Cup in Holly Springs, MS. The coffee shop is anticipated to open in roughly one month, and occupies the former space of Lost River Mercantile. #darcmarc #hollysprings #mississippi #timelapse #handpaintedsigns

A post shared by Megan Wolfe (@meganwolfe) on Jul 26, 2017 at 12:17am PDT

Instant Mini Prints in Progress

I'm steadily finding new, and creative ways of printing my favorite photos for display. So far, I absolutely love the look of mini instant film! It doesn't work for all shots, but for images with strong contrast, the values and rich colors really pop!

I can't wait to share a handful of these fun prints with some of my favorite clients. I've already started planning the packaging (a couple of options shown below), and what they could look like as a larger set. Next up: maybe framing?

The below photos are from Creative Aging's latest Creative Arts Series program, featuring the New Ballet Ensemble & School.

 

New Ballet School & Creative Aging

Some of my new favorite photos came from Creative Aging's latest Senior Arts Series performance at Theatre Memphis! In September, seniors were treated to music and dance by the New Ballet Ensemble & School, whose performance encorporated a variety of different music and dramatic dance styles. I really loved the photos from this show; it was so hard to choose favorites for the blog!

Creative Aging's Senior Arts Series

More blog catch up!

These black and white photos are from one of Creative Aging's Senior Arts Series performances at Theatre Memphis. The performers include Creative Aging Storyteller, Elaine Blanchard, Vocalist Laurence Albert, and Jill Brookoff on piano. Not shown are the color versions of these shots; I just really love the mood of monochrome for this story. Especially for the portraits.

Creative Aging is non-profit that coordinates a number of arts programs and events for senior citizens in the Mid-South. As the arts are something very close to me, it's been a joy to volunteer with the organization for the past two years!