The Healing Art of Clay Therapy by Patricia Sherwood

The Healing Art of Clay Therapy Patricia Sherwood ebook
Publisher: Acer Press
ISBN: 0864316917, 9780864316912
Format: pdf
Page: 128

It's more art-making than art therapy.”. It is about getting feelings out in a creative manner without the filter of words. Her practice, Courageous Heart Healing, LLC, combines traditional talk-therapy techniques with meditation and art, lots of art. The Healing Power Of Art: The Beckstrand Cancer Foundation Art Therapy Program. Art comes from the soul of the artist. Their canvas is everything from bed sheets, pillowcases, torn paper and pinch pots to tiles, clay beads and colored sand. Whether the art-making acts as a bridge to discuss one's thoughts and feelings and reactions to the art or as a means to get feelings out and provide a release when words are difficult to find, the practice of art therapy is proven to be healing. Miller-child-hosp-patient-Cindy-Quimbayo. Everyone was on the healing journey. While working with any medium, you will begin with a blank canvas or untouched piece of clay. Started in 2004, the Children's Healing Arts Program pairs Pewabic Pottery artists with young patients at Children's Hospital. "My studio is full of "Chalk pastels, oil pastels, clay, glitter glue, boxes, canvas. It is about the process of self-expression, not the product. Art therapy is not concerned with how artistic or how well a person can draw, paint or work with clay. LifeLines answered a need that anticipated the mainstreaming of art therapy. Drawing; Creating mosaics; Painting; Clay making; Sculpting". In part, art therapy, according to the American Art Therapy Association, "is based on the belief that the creative process of art is both healing and life-enhancing. Collectively Based on this information, your therapist can then begin to help you address any uncovered issues and begin the healing process. You will begin to mold and shape your art in response to specific questions your therapist may ask or memories and feelings your conversations with them may evoke. Art therapy is defined as the use of art materials like clay, paints, crayons, and markers to help people, especially children, recover from various diseases or disorders through creative expression. €One of their favorite projects is to paint pillowcases for their beds,” said Grace Serra, Art focuses less on the therapeutic movements of doing art and more on the creative process.