Category Archives: Art Therapy
Art and brain science
Here is an interesting article from the NYT about the brain and art from a professor of brain science at Columbia University.: …… The portraiture that flourished in Vienna at the turn of the 20th century is a good place … Continue reading
Water colors
One Creative Therapy Tool that I use is to paint. Some times pictures of actual ‘things’ like trees or boats; but I usually paint shapes. Lately I have been using water colors to paint shades and gradients of color. Colors … Continue reading
Art Therapist who also uses Therapy Dogs.
Here is an interesting article about a Art Therapist who also uses Therapy Dogs. Brant Meehan leads an animal therapy class at Animal Friends for children whose loved ones have cancer or whom may have cancer themselves. Mr. Meehan offers … Continue reading
Art therapy brings comfort to Jordan’s orphans
After a busy art session, the classroom at Amman’s al-Hussain Social Institution buzzed with energy, as children dashed around to clean up supplies, admire their paintings and pose in the decorated masks they designed. These young artists have come a long … Continue reading
Syrian kids adapt to new life in Canada through art therapy
An unconventional Saskatoon program is helping six-year-old Syrian refugee Mahmud Alcheikh heal from the trauma of the Syrian civil war. Once a week, he sits around a large table in a small room at Queen Elizabeth School with his siblings Zeina, 9, Janna, … Continue reading
