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About This Site
Welcome to the Art Therapy blog. I believe that art therapy can do many wonderful things and I’ve created this website with the intent of sharing general concepts, ideas, and activities surrounding art therapy, art, and its potential effect on our everyday lives.
Art is often looked at as one of the most “inaccessible” forms of communication, but why should it be? We are all capable of creating something in life. That “something” doesn’t have to be the Mona Lisa, it just has to be personal. It could be the most hideous piece of artwork in the world, but if you get something valuable from creating it, then that is what makes it beautiful.
While there are plenty of academic papers and research out there, they can often be a little daunting to the average person (they can certainly be that way with me at least). Therefore, I’ve created this site to provide a more practical resource for the average reader. This site is by no means meant to be a substitute for professional art therapy. If you feel you need professional help, please seek out the appropriate therapy or help you need.
Otherwise, feel free to use any of the ideas and activities shared here. If you enjoyed or got anything from any of the activities or ideas here, I’d love it if you shared your thoughts in the comments. I hope you enjoy and find some use of the resources provided here.
Patrick
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Hello there, my name is Lee George and I writing to thank you for sharing my story with the rest of the global art community.
My many heartfelt thanks (and huggies) to my wonderful tidda Megan Bayliss from Imaginif, for allowing my dream to continue. In assisting in the healing journey of the six to eight wonderful, vibrant and dynamic women that I have been able met since the group developed, I have started my own “healing journey”.
I picked up a paintbrush three years ago because I couldn’t talk about my grief, however now I paint with women who have shared similar experiences as mine except our stories are unique.
For me, I have only ever painted using red, black and white because I haven’t had a lot of colour in my life, now I am using yellow….some brightness is shining through…..
Thank you thank you thank you!
Hey there, fellow blogger!
I mentioned you blog in my most recent post! Happy Creative Arts Therapies Week!
Lee
I can’t believe I JUST found this blog… unless you are relatively new! I have been looking for good art therapy blogs ever since I decided to apply to grad school for art therapy (months and months and months ago). I’m glad I found you! I’ve added you to my feeds
@JewishGal This blog is still young (few months old), so it hasn’t been around long…Glad you like it. Thanks for the comment and congratulations on getting into grad school (saw you got into a school in Chicago)…Congrats!
Hi!
I too have a blog on art therapy…mostly focusing on my thoughts, interventions and stuff I’ve been coming across in the news or on the internet. I’ve been checking out your blog, and I’ve been enjoying it a lot! Just wanted to say keep up the good work
@Liz I’m going to check out your blog in more detail when it’s not so late (It’s about 1am as I right this)
Thanks for the comments!
My name is Alexandra Snyder; I am the Content Editor at HealthCare.com. I’ve been reading your blog, The Art Therapy Blog, and was really impressed by the content. I would like to invite you to feed your blog to our blog community.
We have a growing community of bloggers, health care seekers and care providers, and are one of the top online health destinations in the U.S. We currently receive millions of visitors each month! By feeding your blog to our site you will expose your posts and work to the millions of users in our network since each post is featured on our homepage. This is a great way to increase traffic for your existing blog or website and gain notoriety.
Best of all, it’s simple, no need to write a separate blog or leave your current blog site. You would simply create an account at http://blogs.healthcare.com and feed your content. Please feel free to contact me if you need help setting up your blog feed, I will be glad to help you.
Have a great day!
@Alexandra Thanks for the very generous comments! I’d be honored to spread the word about art therapy to your readers…
Hi Patrick,
Thanks for reprinting all the AATA Press Releases I have written. Can you please include my name and AATA contact information as the author? Thanks a bunch, keep up the good work, thanks for spreading the word…
Cathy
@Cathy: Will do…Glad I can help and thanks for the words of encouragement!
Hello Patrick,
Thank you for creating this blog. I am hoping you could add the website for NWArtTherapy.com to your list of resources. It is a website directory of art therapists in private practice in Oregon and Washington. It also lists art therapy events and jobs for the Northwest.
Thank you,
Kristina DiTullo, ATR
Founder, NWArtTherapy.com