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Dec 10, 20202 min read
Gender Identity and Expression: Social Activism & Zines
The practice of Zine work is rooted in social activism, feminism, and gender studies as a community-building tool focused on individual...
Dec 10, 20202 min read
Finger Knitting & Fiber Arts: Adolescents with Complex Trauma
In some ways, this post feels like an homage to a client that chose to trust me and teach me. Working with a client with suicidal...
Dec 9, 20201 min read
Process Painting: Adolescents w/ Anxiety
Reflection: I began with an 8” x 10” canvas board. I used paints, tissue paper, collage, tape, chalk pastels, and matte medium. I worked...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Zine
Media Process: Zine making Population: Adolescents Disorder: Mood related disorders (i.e. Bipolar, PMDD) I had never heard of or used the...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
El Duende
Media Process: Mini el duende Population: Adolescents Disorder: Depressive disorder The process of creating an el duende has always...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
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
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
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
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, 20203 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
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, 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, 20203 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 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
Sewing, embroidery, story cloths+ depression + Adolescents
I chose to engage in sewing/embroidery, something I had no prior experience with or exposure to before entering this program. I was...
Dec 8, 20202 min read
Sewing/embroidery with adolescents with depressive disorders
Media: Sewing, arpilleras, story cloth, embroidery Population: adolescents with depressive disorders “My goal in life is to take up as...
Dec 8, 20203 min read
Zines-Week 7
Journal 7 Material: Zines Population: Adolescents Diagnosis: Feeding and Eating Disorders When creating my zine page about our theme of...
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