A few years ago I became deeply moved by a book written by Sharon Strouse, called 'Artful Grief'. Sharon describes her experience after the death of her daughter, and how she found collage, and then the 'SoulCollage(R)' process, a gentle way to find healing and give voice to her unspeakable grief and loss. She says … Continue reading Compassionate Friends…
Month: July 2018
Metamorphosis
An inquiry into change... one eye on the changing feeling naked linked to spreading wings arteries drawing life away from crippled limbs. A poetic response to representation of personal change. Ink blot and collage, 2018
Another abstract word collage
Today, I intended to follow the same process I presented in the previous post, but this time I worked on an unpleasant emotion. Interestingly, I forgot all about the contemplation part of the process (steps three & four) and found myself quite literally, cutting to the cutting up!I found the words to express my embodied … Continue reading Another abstract word collage
Create a word collage and watch what happens…
Here is a simple activity creating an abstract art piece from words. I often use this process when I want to quickly integrate an emotional reaction to something; either a comfortable or uncomfortable emotion. It takes me about 30 - 40 minutes to complete. But I have been doing them for a while now! I like … Continue reading Create a word collage and watch what happens…
The inner team: a moment of emergence…
He placed his emerging team in a line. I noticed the blank card and the space between the images. I smiled to myself; his representations often contain ‘space’. When I turned again to look his way, I noticed he had glued an image to the blank card. He sat quietly, looking down at his … Continue reading The inner team: a moment of emergence…
An ‘Inner Team’ activity
Meet some of my current 'inner team' I was facilitating an art therapy group in a rehabilitation centre this week, when the conversation turned to how they wanted to change their unhelpful behaviours, and how they always seemed to sabotage themselves. I briefly shared what I know about the workings of our ‘inner team’. The group … Continue reading An ‘Inner Team’ activity
Transforming your ‘inner team’
Have you ever found yourself in a stressful situation, or a difficult personal or workplace relationship, that you couldn't seem to shift or change? What did you do? How did you handle it? Did you find yourself doing the ‘same old, same old’ and were left feeling frustrated, perplexed and wondering what to do next? … Continue reading Transforming your ‘inner team’
