I happened upon this article today, and must say I found it quite intriguing:
Art Therapy Exercises
For those who don't like to follow links, here is a short excerpt:
I know I really enjoy making things, drawing, writing, dancing, what have you, but I've not ever explored art as therapy in a formal or structured way.
Does anyone have experience with art therapy, or any comments about the above, or how it may relate to other disciplines? The five element theory of emotions in Chinese medicine comes to mind.
Enjoy!
Charles
Art Therapy Exercises
For those who don't like to follow links, here is a short excerpt:
Tired: draw flowers
Angry: draw lines
In pain: build a model
Bored: color in a sheet of paper in various colors
Sad: paint a rainbow
Scared: knit something
Worried: make a doll
Indignant: tear a piece of paper into small pieces and arrange it into a pattern
Anxious: do some origami
Tense: draw patterns
Nostalgic: draw a maze
Disappointed: copy a portrait or painting
Angry: draw lines
In pain: build a model
Bored: color in a sheet of paper in various colors
Sad: paint a rainbow
Scared: knit something
Worried: make a doll
Indignant: tear a piece of paper into small pieces and arrange it into a pattern
Anxious: do some origami
Tense: draw patterns
Nostalgic: draw a maze
Disappointed: copy a portrait or painting
I know I really enjoy making things, drawing, writing, dancing, what have you, but I've not ever explored art as therapy in a formal or structured way.
Does anyone have experience with art therapy, or any comments about the above, or how it may relate to other disciplines? The five element theory of emotions in Chinese medicine comes to mind.
Enjoy!
Charles