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Paper Making
Media Process: Papermaking Population: Adolescents Disorder: PTSD This paper making process was, out of all the processes we did over the...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Paper making for adolescents with trauma or stressor related disorders
Listening to Drew Matott’s story of how the Peace Paper Project was developed over time and eventually partnered with art therapists to...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Zines: Older Adults w/ Depressive Disorders
Media: Zines Population: Older Adults Disorder: Depressive Disorder Reflection: I created a page for the collective zine expressing my...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Coiling and Basket Making with Adults with Anxiety Disorders
For my free choice assignment I chose to use a basket making technique called coiling. This is a process that I learned in a fibers class...
Dec 9, 20201 min read
Zines with Children with Impulse Control and Conduct Disorders
I have made many zines before and I like this process for how versatile it is. Perusing zine libraries is fascinating as it reveals the...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Found Object Art Process with Older Adults with Neurocognitive Disorders (Dementia)
For the Found Object process, I revisited an experiential led by Michele Rattigan during our Summer Foundations course. In this...
Dec 9, 20203 min read
El Duende With Adolescents with Feeding and Eating Disorders
I felt that in creating a “mini El Duende” much of the important aspects of the process were lost. Because the entire piece was meant to...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Sewing with Older Adults with Depressive Disorders
Sewing is a struggle for me. I am not detail oriented, and I am impatient with techniques that require precision. I found it difficult to...
Dec 9, 20203 min read
Knitting with Adults with Addiction and Substance Use Disorder
Knitting is a familiar process for me, one that is inextricably tied to memory and personal connection. My grandmother taught me, along...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Tear and Release
Hot glue and paper for an adult with hoarding disorder, compulsive spectrum · Heat · Smell of warming glue · Ripping tearing of paper ·...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Clay with Children Anxiety Disorders
For this process I was greatly inspired by the reading Being in Touch: Healing Developmental and Attachment Trauma at the Clay Field. But...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Paper Making with Adolescents with Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
I approached this assignment with trepidation--I have made paper before in various fiber arts classes without enjoying the experience. I...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Zines: DIY Together
Zines for Adolescents with Anxiety · Sometimes a solo activity, but with the intention to share- the expression of ideas is an important...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
mini el-duende for children with conduct disorder
The original “El Duende Process Painting” was developed by Abbe Miller for neurotypical adults, as arts-based supervision for counselors...
Dec 9, 20203 min read
Free Choice: Children w/ "ODD"
Media: Free Choice Population: Children Disorder: ODD Reflection: To begin my free choice art engagement, I flipped through an art...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Found Object Art: A Bridge Between
Found objects with an autistic* child · Temporary, changeable · Nature-mindfulness walk · Tray, container, diorama · Grounding to bring...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Cultivating Changes with El Duende process
Mini El Duende for older adults with substance use disorder · Each step a different material or technique? · Tape painting as a mask;...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
The Threads of a Story
Sewing for an older adult with medical trauma · Can work with many participants- into a quilt, or round-robin · Rhythmic, meditative,...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Hand-knitting for older adults with somatic symptom disorder
I always loved the cozy warmth of wearing scarves, the elegant way they frame the face and add some colorful flare, helping to complete a...
Dec 9, 20203 min read
When we change what came before: Altered books for grief and bereavement
Media: Altered Books Population: Adolescents Condition: Grief and bereavement When beginning the exercise, I did not know what I should...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
I've zine the future and it's collaborative: Zines to address depression and connect with others
Media: Zines Population: Adolescents/Adults Condition: Depression symptoms Our assignment for this week was to create a single page for a...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Found objects and how we take them with us (or not)
Media: Found Objects Population: Children Condition: Separation anxiety Cell phone photography is, fortunately, so accessible and at our...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
A chance to start again, even if you don't want to yet: Process paintings
Media: Mini El-Duende/ El Duende process painting Population: Adolescents Condition: Disruptive, Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorders...
Dec 9, 20203 min read
Embroidery, mantras, and coping with physical symptoms: "Erac ytinummoc si erac-fles"
I used hand embroidery to embellish a cotton face mask with the words “self-care is community care” in mirror image. The burgundy fabric...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
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