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Narrative Sewing: Adults w/ PTSD/Trauma
Media: Sewing Population: Adult Disorder: Trauma Reflection: This week, I engaged in sewing as a form of personal storytelling. I think...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Both sides of the body, both sides of the brain: Older adults and therapeutic knitting
I used knitting to explore two-handed processes that engage bilateral body and brain function. Yarn is a medium that I used extensively...
Dec 9, 20201 min read
The clay body, trauma, and rehabilitation
Media: Clay and Ceramics Population: Adults to Older Adults Condition: Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders This time, I began with a...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Tear apart to rebuild: Papermaking with people experiencing gender dysphoria
My approach to papermaking was to tear up junk mail and scrap paper from projects that no longer felt helpful. I added tiny squares of...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Wet Felting!
I had only come across this process due to my on-site supervisor talking about it being one of the workshops she had attended at this...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Mosaics!
Mosaic tends to be a very popular choice of medium at my site. Patients can decide on whether or not they want the product to be abstract...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Zines!
When starting my own zine, I was immediately brought back to when I was younger and would draw continuously, creating my own characters...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Sitting with Knitting (and emotions)
Knitting or crochet for adolescents with disordered eating · Portable · Way to be productive while doing something else- waiting,...
Dec 9, 20203 min read
Found Objects! Trash Art!
Found objects were my bread and butter during the first quarantine in this pandemic. Due to the lack of materials that I had acquired but...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
El Duende Painting Process!
The short term process of creating an El Duende Painting Process seemed a bit odd to me with my previous understanding of El Duendes....
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Sewing!
While growing up, sewing clothes was something that I always saw my mom doing. From pajama bottoms with my favorite Hello Kitty patterns...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Crocheting!
Although I do not knit, I am very excited whenever I come across an individual that enjoys crocheting. Crocheting is a process I have...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Clay!
As a ceramicist, I enjoy the entire process of using clay. Although I have had experience in using earthenware in my personal life and...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Papermaking!
Since I had never made paper on my own, this was a truly experimental process. As I followed the instructions on how to make my own paper...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Talking with Clay
Clay for a child with selective mutism · Clay touches you back- haptic sensation (Elbrecht and Antcliff, 2015) · Cold at first warms to...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Knitting: Older Adults w/ Neurocognitive Disorders
Media: Knitting/Crochet Population: Older Adults Disorder: Neurocognitive Disorders Reflection: This week, I engaged in finger knitting...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Papermaking and Tangible Change
Papermaking for Adults with depression · Tearing when dry, easy to tear when thin, becomes harder with more layers. · Fine motor skills,...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Clay: Adolescents with OCD
Media: Clay Population: Adolescent Disorder: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Reflection: During this weeks’ media exploration, I created a...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Don't forget, the deadline is approaching!
Ensure that your journal entries, along with images, are uploaded prior to the deadline of 9am, Thursday December 10th.
Dec 9, 20201 min read
Clay for adolescents with eating disorders
My recent experiences working with clay have been a part of a tumultuous journey of professional growth. My internship, unfortunately...
Dec 9, 20203 min read
Embroidery for adult women with depressive disorders
From every other craft project, I struggled with embroidery the most. Embroidery is one thing I never learned from anyone, nor did I...
Dec 9, 20204 min read
Found Objects+neurodevelopmental disorders+older adults
Anytime I think of found objects artwork, I think of a friend saying, “Trash Art,” and I absolutely love that. That saying one person’s...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Papermaking: Adults with SUD
Media: Papermaking Population: Adults Disorder: Substance Use Disorder Reflection: I created paper using scrap pieces of paper, tissue...
Dec 8, 20202 min read
El Duende + Feeding and Eating Disorders+ Adolescents
A mini El Duende was difficult for me to process to understand because I felt it removed time to reflect, add, or change the artwork...
Dec 8, 20202 min read
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