Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Intuitive Creativity *Shadow*

Explore Your Unconscious Mind (Shadow)
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Typically, we reject the parts of ourselves that were socially shamed in the past. We learn to dislike parts of ourselves, and then defensively project our Shadow onto others.

Intuitive collage involves choosing images and words that have an emotional charge, so that you can see and heal your shadow. 


Think!

Whats inside your shadow

What makes you the most angry that others might do??

Judge or/and criticize me or other around them. Being super negative and unfriendly. Being bossy or controlling.


What is most emotionally discomforting?

Sexuality anything involving the actions of being sexual. Self image is low. Worry so much that I cant enjoy sexual activities.


What are some frequent negetive emotions?

Not feeling good enough. Worry about being judged. The world is shit and most people are what make it shit. XD


"Psychiatrist Carl Jung believed that the Shadow could provide profound insight about the missing pieces of our character, and it could be damaging to our lives if not seen, acknowledged and integrated." -Shelley Klammer






Sunday, March 25, 2018

Inner Themes

Giving her the very best life for the rest of her days. 





Sugar, the OG of my keekat family. 

Inviting Calm

One's suffering disappears when one lets oneself go, when one yields — even to sadness.

~Antoine de Saint-ExupĂ©ry, Southern Mail, 1929, translated from French by Curtis Cate

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Climbing Higher


Something out of the ordinary!
This is my interpretation of climbing higher.

Sunday, February 25, 2018

Lesson 4: Healing the Lineage

"As you step to the front of the line in your ancestry, the energy they embodied has been passed on and is now expressing as you and those of your current generation in the lineage.As you transform, the energy of the entire lineage preceding you is transformed, for it is all happening now through you, as you.You are the one who can heal old wounds for your entire lineage, forgive old enemies, shift conditioning and beliefs, release pain that has held preceding generations captive for centuries.~ Dr Judith Rich

Healing the Lineage





How does your photo evoke feelings from the past? Do any memories come up when you look at it?

~it brings a pressing smile of greater times, cherished momeries ill forever hold dear to my heart. laugh attacks are what conjures up within me when i look at this picture. just her laugh would 10x increase the laughter with everyone around her. 





If you had to choose a book or movie title to describe your photo today, what would it be? 

Book Title: Dis Mine
Movie Title: Pug Runs Amuck






What surprises you today? What catches your eye?

~how easy it is to take for granted all the beautiful things in the world.
~the colors that surround us everyday. 







Saturday, February 24, 2018

Lesson 3: Finding Confidence


"Pressing Emotional Pain"
Finding & Capturing Beauty. 

A rose bush in the center of our apartment complex.









Light and shadow convey a mood. 
What mood are the light and shadow expressing in your photo today?

~the grass is always greener on the other side. or/and wheres there darkness light shortly follows.









What do you aspire to? What are you climbing towards?

 ~being more connected to mother nature, what all I can do as one person to help perserve her beauty.






Friday, February 23, 2018

Lesson 2: Mindful Attention

 



Explore the colours in your photograph. 
 How do the colours make you feel?

~nostalgic, whimsy...feeling of celebration.










Textures can evoke emotions.
 How do the textures in your photo speak to you today?

~the difference of textures in the tulips, their leafs, and the grass make me think of biodiversity & how important it is.







Photographs can feel like found treasures. What kinds of treasure did you find in your walking journey today?

my admiration for my kittys. i find a surprising amount of joy from watching them live everyday life. 



Friday, February 16, 2018

Expressive Art Workshop: Photo Therapy




Lesson 1: One Photo a Day


Took at a park right across the street from where I live. "Robinson" Park in Lyndon, KY.

Photo Name: Spruce Gumballs

Reflection of my emotions: Excitement for a new life beginning and beginning of Spring. Everything feels colorful, hopeful, and positive. Nature is beautiful and especially in Spring where everything is reborn. 


Photograph #1


  "Self Reflection"





What is leaving your life? What is coming in?

~spring in coming! winter is finally fading away...thank the gods. ae: depression & loneliness is subsiding whilst happiness & connection with other is begininf to blossom.








 



Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Sacred Space





Made this collage for a coursa course on art therapy (Healing With The Arts). I recommend it for anyone interested in the topic. <3


Grandmas Shamrocks. <3 Still kicking 10 years later.



Thursday, October 13, 2016

Art Therapy Activity: Self-Esteem Tower


"A victory relies more on attitude than apitude."

Having a good attitude is one of the most important things I can do to increase my self esteem. 
Being on time (accountable) is one of my flaws that i'm currently working on so any triumphs feels like an increase on self esteem. 

SELF-ESTEEM TOWER

Materials:
Drawing paper, markers, oil pastels, and magazine
photos.

Procedure:
Participants are instructed to create a tower of methods
to enhance feelings of self-worth. They may design it using markers
and/or pastels and add magazine photos if desired. They may use
line, shape, form, and color to create their own unique image.

Discussion:
Clients share their constructions and specifically
what they need to increase their self-esteem. They examine realistic
goals and methods to attain them.
Questions such as: “What type of environment do you need to
feel content?” and “What type of relationships do you need in your
life?” may be explored. Discuss the size and shape of the tower as
well as the sturdiness or frailty of it. Determine how long the tower
has been in existence and the timetable for future growth.
Examples of items that may be included as part of the tower:
pets, children, smiling faces, people exercising, people helping
each other, affirmations, people engaged in sports and games, and
families.

Friday, May 13, 2016

Daily Art Journal Prompt : Daisy Yellow's "Windows"

Prompt #2: Windows

 The prompt today is to cut a window in paper. 
Using an x-acto knife against a fabric cutting board, cut a window in an index card or cardstock. If you have a rotating blade, try curves or waves. Place the window on top of various backgrounds to see what you like best behind your window. Experiment with paint or pattern on the "frame" and on the area behind the frame. Or cut a window in one page of your journal to see through to the next page. Another way to interpret this prompt would be to draw a window, including the view that you see through the frame.

Interpretation

mouth, pathway to the soul versus the eye. but as seen in the photo there is an eye inside the mouth so perhaps the the pathway to my soul is hidden away..out of sight.