Sunshine Place is holding the eighth edition of its annual Coloring Lives art exhibit, running until July 27 at the Atrium of the Podium in Mandaluyong, with proceeds going to the Josefheim Elderly Care Community in Pililla, Rizal.
A collaborative effort between Sunshine Place and its students, including seniors, young adults, and children, the fundraising exhibit will feature watercolor paintings, porcelain works, decoupage, and Ikebana-Sogetsu flower arrangements by participants from its various art classes.
Ikebana-Sogetsu students under instructor Marc Tomas present floral arrangements with metal as the central theme. Participants include Cynthia Heusseuf, Laly Etroit, Babyruth Chuansu, Maricor Mendoza, Lora Rivera, Susie Yap, and Linda Atayde.
Painters in the exhibit include Elena Fernandez, Loida Tan, and Attorney Vicky Pollisco from the intermediate and advanced classes; Addie Reventar and Tax Riego from the beginners and kids’ classes; and Rosemarie Oh, Rosalind Ng, Len Fernandez, and Mae Lee Casey in porcelain painting. Decoupage works are presented by Lita Gelano, Nenne Bartolome, Terly Chikamco, Margie Colayco, Dolly Borlongan, Rhoda Zamora, Tess Castaneda, Evelyn Felias, Tess Colayco, and Cristina Dolendo. Neny Regino exhibits an Ikebana arrangement in a porcelain-painted vase.
The Josefheim Elderly Care Community, managed by the nonprofit Josefheim Foundation, provides shelter and care for abandoned and marginalized elderly people. The organization aims to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of its residents.
Fr. Uldarico Dioquino, spiritual director of the Josefheim Foundation, described the center as “a sanctuary where love never ages and every wrinkle tells a story,” and called for public support to continue its mission.
Previous Coloring Lives exhibits have raised funds for Kanlungan ni Maria in Antipolo, San Lorenzo Ruiz Center for the Elderly, and residents at the National Center for Mental Health in Mandaluyong.
