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Artists & Crafters
of the Appalachian Highlands


Art for health?
Hey GOOD NEWS my fellow Artists & Crafters! According to researchers from the University College London, we are setting ourselves up to live longer! Evidently there's something called “epigenetic clocks” - science-y tools that examine chemical changes in DNA over time. (I feel your eyes rolling already. Stay with me). So, according to this article in the journal Innovation in Aging, people who regularly visit museums or participate in creative activities may be aging more
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Are you considering joining our group?
Let me to talk you into it! I started crafting over 30 years ago. We did a lot of craft fairs around Christmas time. My sister made adorable ornaments, her sister-in-law made spectacular dried flower wreaths and for the life of me, I can't really remember what I made! I do remember loving every minute of it - except for the morning of the fair. I would typically stay up most of the night putting on finishing touches and loading the car. I would get barely any sleep and u
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