Collage/Collage Cards:     

Allow images and colors to pick you.  Create cards that highlight the aspects of yourself, which call for a voice.  Then learn to use these cards to connect with your inner wisdom and balance.

Blind Contour Drawing:    

Allow your marker to follow the contours of the object you’re drawing while your inner critic is blindfolded.  You’ll be amazed at the vibrancy and power of the results. (See figure above.)

Touch Drawing:

This is like going into a dark cave with ancient man.  There is an energy that dances inside you that you believe you have tamed.  This says otherwise.

See what develops as you move your fingertips across paper which has been placed on a thin surface of paint.

Sculpting with Tinfoil:

Create a form of tinfoil and cover it with masking tape or plaster strips, which you can then paint. Perhaps a dream image calls for further exploration.  Or maybe you  wish to invite the presence of your spirit guide.  The secret is in being open to what is shaped beneath your fingertips.  It may not be what you envisioned at all.

Life Review with Mandalas:     

Whether you're reviewing your own life or asking a patient or family member to reflect on their stories, a magical place to start is with the question of what symbol or figure best captures who you/they are.  You may wish to put this in the center of your mandala, as I’ve done in the following examples.  Allow stories to bubble up about earliest memories, and perhaps include dreams or expectations for the future.  All these create a circular design which expresses how a lifetime of experiences integrate themselves into a whole.

This project lends itself to both a written record of a person's unique narration style, and a colorful circle of art which provides witness to a life well lived.

NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. 

COME READY FOR FUN AND DISCOVERY!