Art is Therapy

18/03/2022

19/07/2021

Summer holidays are on their way! ….… what to do ?
Here’s some ideas ….. let’s get creative !
Please comment below about what you plan to do ❤️

20/03/2021

Art Therapy Groups are proving to be very beneficial at the moment, as children and young people are coming out of Isolation and having to learn how to socialise and/or ‘just be ‘ with others ...

29/01/2021

It’s really difficult to ‘hang in there’ at the moment as we’ve not had much interaction with others and so we’re forgetting how to be; just keep it simple ❤️

03/12/2020

The purpose of art is not to produce a product. The purpose of art is to produce thinking. The secret is not the mechanics or technical skill that create art - but the process of introspection and different levels of contemplation that generate it. Once you learn to embrace this process, your creative potential is limitless.

Artwork should be an active verb (a lens by which to view the world) not a passive noun (a painting that sits dormant in a museum). Creativity lies NOT in the done but in the doing. Art is active and incomplete. Always shifting, always becoming. Art is a sneak peak into the future of potential, of what could be. Not a past result of what has been already done. Art is a process not a product.

Art is a human act. Art is Risky. Generous. Courageous. Provocative. You can be perfect, or you can make art. You can keep track of what you will get in return for your effort, or you can make art. You can enjoy the status quo, or you can make art.

This is the purpose for why art should not be cut from education.

18/05/2020

I think this is lovely at any age !
Find your mermaid name and draw your mermaid ❤️ I’m Bubble Summer Dream and here’s my picture ....... yep it’s been too long in lockdown 😂

06/05/2020

Here’s a something creative that you may want to do with your little love ones, big love ones or yourself.
Draw around your hands or print up the template below or do a hand print.
On one of the hands you paint, draw or write poems or lyrics that you want to keep/ remember from your time in lockdown. Eg. Family time, things you are enjoying etc
On the other hand you do the same but of things you cant wait to say goodbye to . Eg. Sadness, frustration etc
You can enlarge the print up below. Maybe frame them as a little piece of history ❤️

01/05/2020

Here’s an activity that you can do with the children when the weather is not so bright ... get some paints and an old tray, sheet of plastic or plate. Do some hand prints and make pictures from them. Here’s some ideas that I got online ... if you’ve got some collage / craft bits add those too .... have fun

29/04/2020

Put on your dancing shoes !

If your child loves to dance, let their feet do the talking. Ask them to pick out their favourite song and dance like you mean it!
Top tip: Teach one another some dance moves, and then see if you can come up with some dance moves of your own together.

28/04/2020

Listen to a story
For as long as schools are closed, Audible are streaming all their children’s and young people’s audio books for free. You can listen to hundreds of stories on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet. Go to https://stories.audible.com/start-listen to explore the collection.

30/03/2020

I often suggest to clients who have anxiety, to try a form of meditation.
This can extend to painting, whilst doing yoga, perhaps walking or just sitting in the traditional way ❤️

28/03/2020

Keep calm, stay sane ❤️

27/03/2020

Sometimes it’s so hard to see the positive side but just to remind ourselves it is out there ❤️

25/03/2020

If Anyone out there is feeling low, anxious, depressed or just weird, then
All you have to do is sign up to www.zoom.us (it’s free) and contact me via email dawn@artistherapy.co.uk for a video call. ❤️ You don’t have to part with any money, it just means I may have to wash my hair!
Stay Safe and Sane ❤️❤️xx

24/03/2020

I want to use my Art therapy page for you to share what you’re all doing to combat anxiety, fear, stress, depression during this time .... a photo would be great of you showing what you’re doing or what you’ve created/ made. ......I know I’ve got lots of creative and athletic friends out there !

If anyone needs to call or video call me if suffering , then you’re very welcome to.

22/03/2020

Self isolation can be a good place to be to make some art ....

28/01/2020

Photography is a form of art therapy.
It’s also a way to encourage people to go outside and helps lift their mood.
It’s a form of mindfulness and can enable people to express themselves ..... it’s very easy, anyone can do it and can quickly give you a sense of achievement.... so next time someone says I’m not good at art though, try something different....