In the “Art for Self Discovery” workshops we’ve been running recently, we’ve seem people come for many different reasons. Most are just “regular” folks who are curious about what their art is saying. Some have heard about art therapy and want to learn more about it. Some are artists who are stuck and want to jump start their creativity. Others …
Art Trauma–Why You Need to Get Over It and How to Do That Click to Read Post »
What Art Communicates We have recently been running a workshops series on what our art communicates. People Are Sheepish About Showing Their ArtworkInvariably, when people are invited to share what the art they made, almost everyone hesitates. They worry that their artwork is either too childish, too primitive, not good enough, different from what everyone else made, or just plain …
Think You’re a Bad Artist, You May Be Right But That’s Not the Point Click to Read Post »
Rebecca–Cleaning Markers We just went to a Psychodrama conference in Phoenix and were inspired by some strategies that they use to help people to take action in their lives. Psychodrama is a field that uses role playing and techniques from the world of drama and stage to help people gain more insight into themselves and to bring about positive changes in their …
Many of us struggle with an inner voice that chatters a low-grade stream of discouraging negativity. In the world of creativity, this voice has been christened “The Inner Critic” but we’ve heard other much more evocative and telling names such as “The Wicked Witch” “Nagging Nelly” or “Perfect Pete” which capture the discouraging power of this “personality”. Although we may …
The Fiber Arts Guild Workshop with Their Altered Books Hello! Happy 2013 and warm winter wishes to everyone! We recently held a lecture with the Potomac Fiber Arts Guild on accessing and increasing creativity and engagement with 50 attendees. Later 20 of the Guild’s members joined us for an afternoon Altered Books workshop in which we combined journaling, bookmaking, and strategies …
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