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…
Composure
This art piece was made over the course of 24 hours in total, start to finish. One of Gette’s primary and strongest skillset is fiber art. All of the work is hand-crocheted and hand dyed for this specific piece of art. The larger darker piece acts as a back drop behind which lights are placed,…
Open Letter to the AATA- BOD
Open Letter to the AATA BOD November 1, 2017 Dear AATA President Donna Betts, President-Elect Chris Strang, and BOD: As art therapy practitioners, educators, and students, we write this open letter to voice our opposition to the leadership of the American Art Therapy Association (AATA), whose decision to align with Karen Pence’s art therapy initiative…
#KarenPenceIsNotArtTherapy CONFERENCE CALL, OCT 24
Requested: If you are interested, please let me know if you can prepare a 2-3 minute answer to one of the following questions: “What issues do you see for art therapists and the wider public due to the profession’s alignment with Karen Pence? “How do you understand the efforts by Karen Pence and members of AATA to frame…
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…
The Beginning of Confrontation -AATA
Dear Cynthia Woodruff, Donna Betts, and Lisa Hines, I am writing to express my concern at the recent AATA statement allying ourselves with Karen Pence. While her husband, as Governor of Indiana, was advocating for conversation therapy for LGBT people and putting women who had miscarriages in jail, and while Trump seeks to dismantle…
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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