Art Is a Way of Knowing: A Guide to Self-Knowledge and Spiritual Fulfillment through CreativityAn expert in art therapy offers this “wonderful” guide “for anyone, artistic or not, who is interested in using art to know more about himself or herself” (Library Journal) Making art—giving form to the images that arise in our mind's eye, our dreams, and our everyday lives—is a form of spiritual practice through which knowledge of ourselves can ripen into wisdom. This book offers encouragement for everyone to explore art-making in this spirit of self-discovery—plus practical instructions on material, methods, and activities, such as ways to: • Discover a personal myth or story • Recognize patterns and themes in one's life • Identify and release painful memories • Combine journaling and image making • Practice the ancient skill of active imagination • Connect with others through sharing one's art works Interwoven with this guidance is the intimate story of the author's own journey as a student, art therapist, teacher, wife, mother, and artist—and, most of all, as a woman who discovered a profound and healing connection with her soul through making art. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 53
Page
... Begin Part Two: Basic Steps 4. Knowing Drawing 5. Knowing Painting 6. Knowing Sculpture Part Three: Personal Content 7. Knowing Obstacles 8. Knowing Background 9. Knowing Work 10. Knowing Soul 11. Knowing Story Part Four: Deeper Waters ...
... Begin Part Two: Basic Steps 4. Knowing Drawing 5. Knowing Painting 6. Knowing Sculpture Part Three: Personal Content 7. Knowing Obstacles 8. Knowing Background 9. Knowing Work 10. Knowing Soul 11. Knowing Story Part Four: Deeper Waters ...
Page
... begin, materials, space, atmosphere—and then teaches us to trust the process. It is the underground river that gives us life and mobility. It takes time to make the image through clay, paint, pastels, collage, found materials, and time ...
... begin, materials, space, atmosphere—and then teaches us to trust the process. It is the underground river that gives us life and mobility. It takes time to make the image through clay, paint, pastels, collage, found materials, and time ...
Page
... begin. All that is necessary is the courage and curiosity to make contact with the imagination and the means to make a mark. The stories are already within you, waiting to be told. Acknowledgments I am grateful for the love and support of.
... begin. All that is necessary is the courage and curiosity to make contact with the imagination and the means to make a mark. The stories are already within you, waiting to be told. Acknowledgments I am grateful for the love and support of.
Page
... begin to deal with problems larger than their own personal experience, becoming ultimately an instrument of social change. Among art therapists, Shaun McNiff (1992) has been a consistent voice for keeping personal, authentic art making ...
... begin to deal with problems larger than their own personal experience, becoming ultimately an instrument of social change. Among art therapists, Shaun McNiff (1992) has been a consistent voice for keeping personal, authentic art making ...
Page
... begin to allow it to be more flexible, to learn how to see more options. The major problem for most of us is that we allow fear to stop the imagination before it really begins to work. Shaun McNiff says that the image never comes to ...
... begin to allow it to be more flexible, to learn how to see more options. The major problem for most of us is that we allow fear to stop the imagination before it really begins to work. Shaun McNiff says that the image never comes to ...
Other editions - View all
Art Is a Way of Knowing: A Guide to Self-Knowledge and Spiritual Fulfillment ... Pat B. Allen No preview available - 1995 |
Common terms and phrases
active allow archetypal art therapy artist attention baby beast become begin bird body child choose clay color comes consciousness consider contain create critic dark death decide don’t drawing dream emotions energy experience explore express eyes face father fear feel feminine figure finished give hand head hold idea imagination important inner intention keep light living look mask materials meaning memories mind mother never Notice objects once pain painting pastel person picture piece play possible powerful present realize relationship remember resistance river role says scribble sculpture seems sense share simply sometimes soul space story struggle surface teaching therapist things thought turns understand wish witness woman women write