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Healing Art is a Powerful Tool
Creativity is a beautiful part of the human experience. Whether it is through gardening, music, dance, collecting objects, interior design, story telling, baking, sculpture or even making a cup of tea to soothe ourselves late at night, whenever we use our imagination, our bodies and the materials around us to create something-anything- that wasn't there previously, we are exercising a fundamental aspect of our being. It's something everyone can do- to create- yet when it comes to art, many of us have been told the art we have made is not good enough. Sometimes it happens when we are just little children, at school, a critical teacher has told us our master piece is ugly or stupid. That we'll never be good at art!
A dear friend of mine, who has a beautiful unique art style of her own, and has sold many pieces and had exhibitions, still remembers being told, at age 15, that she didn't have what it takes to be a successful artist! Those words still haunt her- even though she makes new art pieces regularly, has a big collection of her works showing growth in her ability, a range of subjects and topics she enjoys exploring through her work and a group of people who love her art whenever she shares a piece on social media.
Others lose their inner artist by comparing their ability to draw with others. They lose faith in their creativity because they want to be at a standard they haven't achieved with their own natural talent. Somewhere along their journey, they came to believe that being an artist is something you're born with, either you have the skills or you don't.
While it is true there are those with an inborn talent for drawing or painting, they would still have had to go through the basics of how to draw and many hours of practise and study to become the brilliant artists we see throughout history and today.
And just like they had to learn the basics of how to draw, you too can be shown the basics of how to draw and how to make different typea of art. I happen to know an artist who can step your way through these essentials! And hopefully, not only will you reconnect with your creativity, but also have some fun a long the way!
The truth is, when you give a little child some art materials, and show them how to use those brushes and paints, or scissors, glue and items to cut out, the child never turns around and says "But I'm not an artist! I can't do this!"
No! The child simply takes the materials and goes ahead and creates art! They throw themselves into the process! They're in touch with their creativity! And most often, when they're finished with their masterpiece, if you ask them to tell you about their work, they'll happily explain to you what their art is about!
It's not until we were made to feel ashamed about our ability to creatively express ourselves or told our art would never be good enough, that we started to believe we were not inately creative or ever able to be artist!
It's time to get rid of that lie and replace it with the truth- We're all creative beings! We all can learn techniques and do exercises to express ourselves through the visual arts! We are all artists!
Whether you do my courses for fun or decide to take things deeper, making art is healing! Making art is powerful! Creative expression through art allows parts of yourself that may have shut down along time ago, to come alive and be free!
Be prepared for healing in many different ways!
But most of all- enjoy yourself, reflect on the process and if you feel comfortable, share whats going on for you in the comments!
I look forward to seeing all of your beautiful pieces and reading about your creative healing journey through out our community!
Andrea.
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