Comments on: Anything Goes Self Portrait – Art Therapy Activity 1

By: Art Therapy Team

Art Therapy Team — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:09:45 +0000

@Tania, check out our various color therapy posts.

By: Tania

Tania — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:26:36 +0000

Hi there, I am running a one day color and pastel workshop for rural woman of various ages, and I am looking for some fun exercises to help them to experience the powerful effects of colour. As I dont want the exercises to be to confronting, I thought this kind of exercise would work well as the participants can choose how deeply they want to go. But I am looking something with more of a focus on Colour. I was wondering if you have any suggestions.

Thanks
Tania

By: Elizabeth Dismorr

Elizabeth Dismorr — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 21:16:34 +0000

I’m going to be working with a group of elderly residents at a home, and was wondering if anyone had any tips or ideas on a self portrait project for this age group?

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:26:29 +0000

A therapist friend uses this concept for clients in a group to make a “puppet” with a body outline (no head) to create a self portrait. She asks the client to explain their puppet to the group and then uses her self-made puppet to ask each client “How are you feeling?” “What do you need?”. Then asks the client’s puppet to ask the person to help them get what they need.

This activity is a wonderful way to help the clients reveal who they are to the other members of the group and to discover their inner resources.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:20:59 +0000

@Alexandria: Thanks for sharing…and happy to hear you found it useful

By: Alexandria Jackson

Alexandria Jackson — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:03:34 +0000

I am a high school senior at sussex tech. Our stem project is basically most of our grade. and i am putting together an intergenerational program between volunteer high school students from my school and elderly in a long term care facility. I was searching to find a good lesson to do on the first day, kind of like an ice breaker. I came upon this idea, and feel as though it will be great. Without getting in depth with it, i feel as though it is a way for the student and elder pair to get to know one another to start a relationship. Thanks tons

By: janille carpio

janille carpio — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:40:37 +0000

good afternoon.:)do you have an article from which you based this blog? we would like to explore this therapy for our thesis. thank you.:)

By: admin

admin — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:05:16 +0000

@Deb,
I’d go with your inclination here and, as you said, allow them to create a self-portrait and just enjoy the activity and process of creativity. If you’re not a certified art therapist, I’d be careful not to get into the “therapy” aspect too much as you mentioned…especially if you’re a teacher, for example. After they’ve created their self-portrait, you can also tell them to reflect on their art an/or share it with their parents.

By: Deb Anderson

Deb Anderson — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:51:54 +0000

I am interested to know if the activity itself is ok to implement with a group of teens who experience a variety of mental health issues and allow them to exolore the art without diving into the therapy aspect. I am not an art therapist (yet) and I am afraid of getting in too deep with an issue I may not be able to resolve.

By: stacy vittal

stacy vittal — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:23:38 +0000

I’m really glad I found this website.