Now that you’ve read about the concept of Mandala art and its history, you’re ready to learn how to create one and exercise the mandala’s power. The core of mandala designs is the circle. You are not bound by any particular colors or materials to create your mandala art, so let your feelings and instincts […]
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Healing With Mandala Art Therapy – A Multi-Cultural Idea Worth Exploring
History & Meaning of the Mandala The Mandala (Sanskrit for “circle” or “completion”) has a long history and is recognized for its deep spiritual meaning and representation of wholeness.
Last Minute Holiday Art Therapy Ideas
The holidays can be a stressful time of year for a lot of people. Although many people are on vacation and have some time off during the holidays, it’s not always the most relaxing time. Stress during the holidays can stem from family, friends, finding gifts, holiday traffic, long lines, money…you get the idea. With […]
Music Infuses Life
The following article is from one of our Contributing Authors, and an accomplished weaver and fiber artist, Aneesha Parrone. Here are some of her previous articles: Assisted Living Activities for Seniors and Arts Activities Helping Seniors With Alzheimer’s, Needle Felting to Help People With Dementia, Needle Felting Wool into a Felt Wallet. When I began […]
Art Therapy – 2011 Year in Review (Part 1)
As we reflect on years past and especially 2011, we realize what an amazing impact and influence the Art Therapy site has had on the art community and especially the art therapy community at large. We’ve seen many more art therapy blogs, articles and social media communities appear online in the last year than ever […]
Jelena Mrkich – Featured Art Therapist & Artist From Sydney, Australia
We are quite excited about this month’s Featured Art Therapist (and Featured Artist!). Jelena Mrkich is a Transpersonal Art Therapist and artist who hails from Sydney, Australia and is supremely talented and brilliant in so many ways. We recommend you read her intriguing interview below as well as view her gallery of artwork and images […]
Art Therapy – 2010 Year in Review (Part 1)
The year 2010 has been a great year for Art Therapy. The following is the first part of a 2-part recap of popular art therapy articles, stories, topics and more. Part 2 will be coming in a couple of days. Thanks to everyone for making 2010 a great year and helping to spread the word […]
Pablo Picasso Quotes – Art as Therapy
“Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.” ~ Pablo Picasso Do you have a lot of “dust” in your life? Art might be a good feather duster. We’re big proponents of utilizing the power of art and creativity for improving emotional and mental health – and we thought this quote from Picasso […]
MARWENCOL – A New Documentary About Art Therapy & Traumatic Brain Injury
One of the producers of the movie MARWENCOL sent us the following information about the new documentary. It’s about Mark Hogancamp and his recovery from traumatic brain injury through his own unique form of art therapy. It looks like a terrific movie and we’re looking forward to watching it. You can learn more about the […]
Online Roundup 10/04/2009
Welcome to the Online Roundup where we highlight some of the more popular & interesting stories and websites related to art and art therapy around the web. We will continue to post art therapy news on twitter as well, but hopefully this proves useful for those of you that prefer blog posts and/or would rather not […]