ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book seeks an understanding of late-life creativity that can encompass, or at least distinguish between, the widely differing degrees of creativity from the highest levels of artistic achievement in later life to the amateur creative activities. They are reflective writing, photography, gardening, knitting, etc of older people who do not have the kinds of professional skill or achievement that we would expect from an acknowledged artist, poet, novelist, composer or performer but who wish to find appropriate ways to engage with creativity. The book also seeks a socialised understanding of late-life creativity, one that recognises that creativity in old age always has a social, political and, above all, economic context.
