Former war evacuee shows off colourful creations in stunning social care PR photography
Social care PR photography, Artistic Dorothy at Cramond Residence. Artistic Dorothy McDermott, 92, has found a host or creative outlets at Edinburgh’s most exclusive care home, Cramond Residence. The former silversmith spent her life painting, making jewellery an designing clothes. Now her colourful bead bowls, made during lockdown, have proved a hit. She first started exploring her artistic side as a Second World War evacuee. Photography by Christian Daraio.Award winning public relations agency Holyrood PR Edinburgh.Social care PR photography, Artistic Dorothy at Cramond Residence. Artistic Dorothy McDermott, 92, has found a host or creative outlets at Edinburgh’s most exclusive care home, Cramond Residence. The former silversmith spent her life painting, making jewellery an designing clothes. Now her colourful bead bowls, made during lockdown, have proved a hit. She first started exploring her artistic side as a Second World War evacuee. Photography by Christian Daraio.Award winning public relations agency Holyrood PR Edinburgh.Social care PR photography, Artistic Dorothy at Cramond Residence. Artistic Dorothy McDermott, 92, has found a host or creative outlets at Edinburgh’s most exclusive care home, Cramond Residence. The former silversmith spent her life painting, making jewellery an designing clothes. Now her colourful bead bowls, made during lockdown, have proved a hit. She first started exploring her artistic side as a Second World War evacuee. Photography by Christian Daraio.Award winning public relations agency Holyrood PR Edinburgh.Social care PR photography, Cramond Residence’s Dorothy pictured with her parents. Dorothy McDermott, pictured with her parents in 1948. Dorothy went on to study silversmithing at Edinburgh College of Art. Now, aged 92, she is still flexing her creativity in Cramond Residence, Edinburgh’s most exlusive care home. Care staff help her with a range of arts projects as she copes with crippling arthritis.Award winning public relations agency Holyrood PR Edinburgh.Social care PR photography, Dorothy in her white dress, Cramond Residence. Dorothy McDermott, pictured with her parents in 1948. Dorothy pictured as a young woman in Edinburgh in the early 1950s. She studied silversmithing at Edinburgh College of Art. Now, aged 92, she is still flexing her creativity in Cramond Residence, Edinburgh’s most exlusive care home. Care staff help her with a range of arts projects as she copes with crippling arthritis.Award winning public relations agency Holyrood PR Edinburgh.
A CREATIVE pensioner has refused to let crippling arthritis block her creativity and has proved a surprise hit with her colourful bead bowls.
Dorothy McDermott, 92, who lives at Edinburgh’s finest care home, Cramond Residence, uses creative projects such as bowl making to lead a fulfilling life – especially during lockdown.
Creative Dorothy has always had an artistic flair, making necklaces out of silver sixpences and wire during World War II.
When she was evacuated from her Perthshire home she would gather hazelnuts to paint and make brooches from, to keep everyone’s spirits high and bring a little bit of happiness during a difficult time.
The social care PR experts at Holyrood PR work with Cramond Residence to share its positive stories – and arranged for colourful PR photography of Dorothy’s work.
We also secured cherished images from her youth to further help explain her lifelong passion for fashion and art, ensuring multiple media outlets would pick up on her story.
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