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. |
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... flotsam and jetsam that interests you because of color, shape, or texture. One of my found-object boxes consists entirely of odd bits of rusty metal. I love the many colors of rust, the fact that I usually can't tell what the pieces.
... flotsam and jetsam that interests you because of color, shape, or texture. One of my found-object boxes consists entirely of odd bits of rusty metal. I love the many colors of rust, the fact that I usually can't tell what the pieces.
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... can't tell what the pieces come from, the odd shapes that smashed bits of metal create. Some are like little landscape fragments, and I have come to think of rust as a metaphor for change, the slow transformation of one substance into ...
... can't tell what the pieces come from, the odd shapes that smashed bits of metal create. Some are like little landscape fragments, and I have come to think of rust as a metaphor for change, the slow transformation of one substance into ...
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... can't be prescribed, as it will be different for each person. The image-making time, if only for one or two hours once a week, can be greatly enhanced by the incidental time of just looking at what's been done, just noticing and getting ...
... can't be prescribed, as it will be different for each person. The image-making time, if only for one or two hours once a week, can be greatly enhanced by the incidental time of just looking at what's been done, just noticing and getting ...
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... can't be forced. The primary obstacle to drawing is losing focus on the subject and shifting consciousness to judging the resulting drawing, which is only a record of the energy between you and your subject. Even a record of a struggle ...
... can't be forced. The primary obstacle to drawing is losing focus on the subject and shifting consciousness to judging the resulting drawing, which is only a record of the energy between you and your subject. Even a record of a struggle ...
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