Week 2: 3D Hand Illusions

It’s winter break! After a vacation in Las Vegas and Death Valley, I concluded my break with an art therapy session with Alzheimer’s patients. This time, I was able to collect some data regarding the cognitive test. The activity that I prepared was inspired by Awilda, the art stuff at the center. She is extremely friendly and welcoming of any questions that I have. The abstract hand drawing involves fine motor skills, such as tracing one’s hand onto paper and drawing straight and curvy lines without any tools. Then, the participants are required to train their fine motor ability again by coloring within the drawn lines.

This is my attempt at the 3D hand drawing:

I enjoyed recreating this art project at home.

Here are some of the exemplary work that the participants did:

For the next art session, I will continue with the cognitive testing and try to schedule an interview with an expert on art therapy for neurodegenerative diseases.