Healing Arts Blog – Guest (Collage) – Best of Times, Worst of Times
Before jumping into the blog I would like to remind followers and readers that the art and information shared on this blog belongs to each survivor, and we ask that none of the art or information be...
View ArticleHealing Art Blog – Guest – Poetry – Circles of Wholeness
Well I had some technical difficulties yesterday so I’m a day late with this post. As I’ve been corresponding with other male survivors as they submit work for the healing arts video project I am...
View ArticleBook Spotlight Blog – Art Psychotherapy
Art Psychotherapy Harriet Wadeson Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Art Psychotherapy is a book definitely written for art therapists. (My library had the first edition of the book; that is the one that...
View ArticleBook Spotlight Blog – Art and Healing
Art and Healing Using Expressive Art to Heal Your Body, Mind, and Spirit Barbara Ganim, M.A.E., C.H.C. Three Rivers Press Back in January I reviewed some ideas from this book by Barbara Ganim entitled...
View ArticleHealing Arts Blog – Cocoon Series – Art Photography and Having Fun
I had a show this weekend that was quite fun, very gratifying and a great personal experience for me. Interacting with people, hearing their responses to my work (or lack thereof!!) is always...
View ArticleHealing Arts Blog – Guest Poetry – Anthem: Hope of Recovery
Early in my research about healing arts – long before I ever created this blog – I came across a publication called Reaching Across with the Arts. This document contained a lot of really interesting...
View ArticleHealing Arts Blog – Male Survivor T-Shirt Project
For today’s blog I want to share with you a unique and simple exercise in healing art that I’ve been privileged to be involved in. I have shared several times before a resource that I find invaluable –...
View ArticleHealing Arts Blog – Tattoo Art
I’ve presented a lot of my personal healing art on this site, which to date I believe has all been my painting. I have also shared other healing art mediums, poetry, writing, t-shirts, etc. to...
View ArticleHealing Arts Blog – Painting – Off on Another Journey
If there is one thing I can attest to, it is that change is definitely inevitable. This can be a positive thing as we grow in our recovery and heal the wounds of the past. It can also be pretty damn...
View ArticleHealing Arts Blog – Painting – Surviving Life’s Turmoil
My art is an expression of my thoughts, feelings and experiences. I paint what I feel in the moment and let my feelings guide me. It is through this process that my art becomes a healing tool for me...
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