After several very long months of work, I’ve finally completed the first version of my artbook for #WerkInIt. I’m hoping to continue to explore how artistic language can enhance research accessibility, and to continue to present available information on bettering working conditions for Art Therapists and Counselors, and the impacts of ill-advised workplace policies on…
Category: Art Therapy
Art Therapy Materials, Portfolios, Publications, and Artwork
Graduation Ceremony
Now serving Mermaid Realness. This May I was allowed to participate in a small art-show with my and hood ceremony with my cohort of MAATC (Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling) at SAIC (School of the Art Institute in Chicago). I chose to go in Drag. The performance of graduation ceremonies has no…
Studio Process
For many folx approaching therapy for the first time in life, there is already an idea they have about what counseling or art therapy is. Many who have had negative experiences of therapeutic systems or professionals, are hesitant to return. For those of us living with trauma or living in poverty, we often are navigating…
An Update on Growth
Over the past several years, I have been in the process of graduate school, working toward my Masters Degree in Art Therapy and Counseling. As of December 2019 I will be completing the program at School of the Art Institute in Chicago. I am proud to say that SAIC’s MAATC program is the best in…
Indecision
During my Substance Abuse class we were asked to use motivational interviewing techniques through an art therapy practice. we were going to make art around for subjects around a change. What is the benefit of change, what is the cost of change, what is the benefit of not changing, what is the cost of not…
Setting the table
While working with Kyle Bernier and Kelly Baas at Thresholds, our first groups were largely based around specific materials. An important material for me as an artist are found materials, things that we are already surrounded by and have a command of. Part of the way that I make space as an Art Therapist is…
Presentation on Art Therapy Groups
Here is a link to my presentation to other art therapists regarding how Kyle Bernier and myself co-designed a four week art therapy group, entitled Tiny Worlds. This presentation, and the enclosed notes, talk about how and why the group was developed, explain the theoretical frameworks used, the impact of unexpected events and responsive re-development…
Art Process
The process of reinterpreting artworks in a variety of formats, using tangible materials and then editing those images in digital format can be a transformative process of narration that describes the many ways that art can be interpreted. I specifically captured the first two images in a group art therapy course. The first image is…
Adaptation
One of the images that I submitted in my portfolio for SAIC was Adaptation. The Balsa wood was a scrap piece. At the time I was studying a variety of aquatic biology specifically in reference to translucency. It was a period of time in my artistic process where the see-through nature of perception held great…
Grad School Portfolio Submission
Portfolio
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