Dec 9, 20202 minNarrative Sewing: Adults w/ PTSD/TraumaMedia: Sewing Population: Adult Disorder: Trauma Reflection: This week, I engaged in sewing as a form of personal storytelling. I think...
Dec 9, 20201 minBoth sides of the body, both sides of the brain: Older adults and therapeutic knittingI used knitting to explore two-handed processes that engage bilateral body and brain function. Yarn is a medium that I used extensively...
Dec 9, 20202 minThe clay body, trauma, and rehabilitationMedia: Clay and Ceramics Population: Adults to Older Adults Condition: Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders This time, I began with a...
Dec 9, 20202 minTear apart to rebuild: Papermaking with people experiencing gender dysphoriaMy 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 minWet 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 minMosaics!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 minZines!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, 20203 minSitting with Knitting (and emotions)Knitting or crochet for adolescents with disordered eating · Portable · Way to be productive while doing something else- waiting,...
Dec 9, 20202 minFound 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 minEl 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 minSewing!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 minCrocheting!Although I do not knit, I am very excited whenever I come across an individual that enjoys crocheting. Crocheting is a process I have...