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Update on Echinacea Wall Hanging: the symbolic representation of…
Happy House Quilts | October 11th 2008 by Happy House Quilts
Just a quickie update on my Art Therapy wall hanging....it's still a work in progressThe picture doesn't do it justice but the leaves are all needle punched on cotton batting, painting the color on with wool and silk as I went along, then i stitched read more
Playing With Pictures For Relaxation
Where we Relax | October 7th 2008 by John
“Are you playing with pictures again, Rena?” said Mom, leaning over my shoulder. My home office is her bedroom, so I can’t tell her to bug off. “Erm, no. I’m learning... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we read more
Dream: Three Families and Trust Commentary
The People Behind My Eyes | October 6th 2008 by Austin
DREAM COMMENTARY: First let me say, I have no idea what the whole “follow your nose to Texas” means. People from Tyler, Texas do not smell like red clay earth. Sorry for any offense to my fellow Texans. Moving on, I think it’s interesting tha read more
Coping With Stress and Illness Through Polymer Clay Art Therapy
Polymer Clay Tutor - Bead Making Tips | October 1st 2008 by Cindy Lietz
How Polymer Clay Can Keep Your Mind Positive During The Healing Process: The subject of using polymer clay and other hobbies as a stress management technique has been on my mind a lot lately. In fact just today I had a bit of a conversation with a a read more
Looky...looky what I made...so proud
Happy House Quilts | October 1st 2008 by Happy House Quilts
I have been meaning to make one of these for a long time...however my attention to detail got the best of me and it took a long time...so this will not be for sale...but a Christmas gift instead...see more pics of it at my flickr account.Create from read more
Charlene - Moving Through and Forward
The People Behind My Eyes | September 27th 2008 by Austin
My goodness, she was hard but fun. I can’t wait to do the next one and the next one. This is actually the 4th doll I’ve ever made but there will be more. In addition to moving from sock dolls to 28 inch rag dolls I’ve also come to s read more
Interviewed on Texty Ladies
The People Behind My Eyes | September 25th 2008 by Austin
What do you get when you put together three woman who love art and books? You get Texty Ladies Artful adventures in writing. Who are these ladies? Two are are authors and lovers of art. The third blogger in the group is addicted to reading. She says read more
ThTh: Interview with F. Magdalene Austin of Sundrip Journals
Texty Ladies | September 25th 2008 by Pamela
This past August, I wrote here about art being used as therapy to help kids with behavioral issues and learning disabilities. I also talked about how it can help all of us and become our sanctuary. Today, I am very pleased to bring you an inter read more
Ike Drawings
The People Behind My Eyes | September 22nd 2008 by Austin
These are the drawings I did when the power went out during Hurricane Ike. I figured they’d look different in the light of day. I was right. Seems darkness spreads a girls nose wider than intended. I plan to fix that in a bit. After I saw the f read more
We Were Just Dogs
The People Behind My Eyes | September 19th 2008 by Austin
Dr. D - What is that on her face? Amy Smiles - It’s a mask. You wear it over your head so you can’t talk. Dr. D - What do you call it? Amy Smiles - A muzzle. Dr. D - Why did she make you wear it? Amy Smiles - Because we were dogs. Dr. D - No, read more
Art as Healer
Just Show Up | September 19th 2008 by Maureen Lee
Neil MacDonaldI have a confession to make. I still get a kick out of getting down and dirty with anything resembling goopyness. Whether it's Playdo, cookie dough, or good old-fashioned mud from the garden, I'm in heaven. Not that my creative urges a read more
ordinary miracle
Dayfly | September 15th 2008 by Tomas
What you see above has a story. Once upon a time (some say it happened 30 years ago), these chairs were written-of and thrown away. They should be forgotten by all at a moment if not the caring eye of the art therapy club Modus Vivendi (hospital for read more
Remembering the Beslan school siege
UNICEF Fieldnotes | September 10th 2008
Do you remember watching news coverage of the Beslan school siege? September 1 marked the four-year anniversary of that awful day when Chechen terrorists stormed Middle School No. 1 in Beslan, North Ossetia of the Russian Federation. They held 1,100 read more
Fear of Women, Strength With Men
The People Behind My Eyes | September 9th 2008 by Austin
I like the stand in therapist but I’d like to be a bit more honest about my experience with her today. Major, major triggers. I just don’t do well with a female therapist. One of the things that I don’t do well with is touch. She reached out to read more
Therapy and A Forever Home
The People Behind My Eyes | September 9th 2008 by Austin
I saw the stand in therapist aka the baby sitter also known as The Lamb. I don’t do well with female therapists at all, there’s too much room for transference issues. I was rather nervous about going but heck, I set up two appointments with her w read more
Hobbies and Recreation in 'Art Therapy' For Life Enhancing
Hobbies and hobbies | September 9th 2008 by Amera
It is obvious that art is a form of creativity and hobbies or recreation activities can enhance the quality of life. Importance of hobbies relating to art forms is proved by 'Art Therapy' for the development and enhancement of humans. Let's learn wha read more
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DocGmSplashFly | September 8th 2008
My Music Therapist Suggested That I Get A Metronome To Improve My Guitar Playing, So I DidBy the end of the spring session at the hospital music group, the Music Therapist that gives me my guitar lessons, suggested that I get a metronome to strength read more
Art Therapy for Cancer Patients
Battling Cancer | September 4th 2008 by HART (1-800-HART)
Art therapy is a recognized form of complementary treatment for cancer. Art not only helps patients deal with their experiences; but it is proven to assist in pain management and stress reduction. ScienceDaily reports in this 2006 article on art th read more
Art Therapy Helps Teenagers, Children, Juveniles in Louisiana
The Art Therapy Blog | August 30th 2008 by patrick
Four of every five children and teens that end up in a juvenile justice system have one, or a combination, of the following characteristics: 1. The child or teen is under the influence of alcohol or drugs while committing their crimes 2. The child or read more
Seattle Children’s Art Therapy Program Receives Funding From Ki…
The Art Therapy Blog | August 29th 2008 by patrick
Congratulations to Kiteboarding 4 Cance (KB4C) and their participants for raising $2500+ to help fund a new art therapy program at the Children’s Hospital in Seattle. The money is being donated to Scotty’s Guild - a fund that was start read more
Grow Into Peace
The People Behind My Eyes | August 28th 2008 by Austin
In therapy we talked about the entry where I said losing Captain is like the pain of losing my brother. If I remember correctly my sister’s room didn’t really have a theme but the theme of my room was mallard ducks accented with trees that if mov read more
New Hair Quilts™ for fall/Halloween with only 2 days till schoo…
Happy House Quilts | August 24th 2008 by Happy House Quilts
Look what a wholesale order inspired me to create...New Fall 'o8 Designs!!!Coming soon to an etsy near you!These new hair clips are using a deep rich red, grey, black, white, pumpkin, garden green, orange, mellow yellow, nutmeg and brown wool felt.I read more
Forgiving Myself
The People Behind My Eyes | August 20th 2008 by Austin
We talked about the painting Forgiveness today. I, like most, could list a thousand more things but these are just the basic ones. The main thing is to forgiven myself for the things I had to do to live through what my mother was doing. Some things I read more
Share Your Humor
Chasing Myself | August 20th 2008 by Janice Reijnaert
There are times I share my skewered humor with friends or blog readers or ever strangers if I really think I'm funny.I have a friend, Tammy, who's younger than me, and has metastatic breast cancer. I thought maybe I could help her shore up her sense read more
Quick Opportunity to Share
Treehouse Jukebox: Adventures In Earth | August 18th 2008 by Emma
Do you have extra art or craft supplies piling up? (You know you do…) Here’s a wonderful person doing a great thing and you can send her a little (or big) package of supplies to help out! If you know the healing power of art and crafts, c read more
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Modus Vivendi | August 18th 2008 by Tomas
The artist Renatė Lušis leads art therapy club "Modus Vivendi"that is located in the Hospital for the mentally ill in Klaipeda. She says:"Art therapy can add great harmony to life" love needs no authority except itself We trust that there is no su read more
Share Your Art Therapy Experience & Promote Art Therapy
The Art Therapy Blog | August 13th 2008 by patrick
Have you been positively affected by art therapy? Have you participated in an art therapy workshop? Have you benefited from the creative process of art in any way? If so, we want to hear from you! We are hoping to promote art therapy and share people read more
What I Heard You Say
The People Behind My Eyes | August 6th 2008 by Austin
Dr. D says sometimes he has a hard time following my train of thought but he noticed when I write something down it’s clear and to the point. He has few questions when he reads something I’ve written. But when I open my mouth and try to talk my m read more
Dolls, Needles and Recovery
The People Behind My Eyes | July 28th 2008 by Austin
I drew an outline of the doll on the material then cut her out and sewed her. Since I have a history with needles I had to sew her up right to the top of the head then stuff her. I couldn’t sew the body then add the arms and legs because it fel read more
Creativity is percolating in my soul!
Happy House Quilts | July 26th 2008 by Happy House Quilts
Percolating...is that a good word? That's what it feels like...an old fashioned percolator with the hot water bubbling up into the coffee grounds...seeping the essence of the coffee and draining it down...i dunno...just what's in my head...i suppose read more
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