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
