Share-Time Pictures

ARTIST’S STATEMENT
	I have over ten years experience working in a one-on-one capacity in the aged care industry. While working in nursing and diversional therapy roles I felt there was a need for more appropriate videos and books for care-recipients. There were few television programs suitable, whether through content or the interruption of loud advertisements. I also felt there was a need for a type of non-verbal communication tool that care-recipients could share with their relatives, friends and care-givers. 'Feel Good' images connected by a familiar theme that require no comments, just spontaneous enjoyment or engagement. The focus of my Master of Arts with Honours in Visual Art (Digital Media & Dissertation) from the Queensland College of Art Griffith University (2007) research was to provide non-verbal imagery through generic audiovisuals, activities and books for engagement and relaxation for care-recipients and care-givers to quietly share together. I am very grateful to the post-graduate lecturers & supervisors, consultants, community & residential facilities and care-workers, senior citizens organisations, businesses, and family & friends who have supported this project. For more information on my backgound please visit my pages at The Queensland Artworkers' website or feel free to contact me. Thank you for visiting Share-Time Pictures. Judi Judi Parkinson, November 2007 Accredited Member Queensland Artworkers Alliance
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND	2007 Master of Arts with Honours in Visual Art Queensland College of Art Griffith University -Research Dissertation - The Evaluation of Engagement and Response to Images Prepared for People with Alzheimer's disease - assessed at Griffith University Faculties of Nursing and Pshychology 2006 Recipient: Griffith Award for Academic Excellence 2006 Master of Arts in Visual Art [Photography - Digital Media & Research] 2003 Bachelor of Arts [Psychology] University of New England , Armidale, NSW. 1994 Bachelor of Visual Arts in Fine Art [Intermedia Studies] Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Morningside, Qld. 2002 Certificate IV in Workplace Assessment, Aged Care Queensland 1999 Certificate - Introduction to Art Therapy, University of Queensland Additional Health Related Certificates: -Understanding Dementia (Sir James McCusker Training Foundation, 3 day course) -Workplace Health & Safety (10 modules) -Accreditation Standards in Aged Care -Psychopathology and Abnormal Behaviours in the Aged Client (4 modules) -Experiencing Dementia