Hi Sana and Everyone, It’s very good timing to do this exercise because I have a heavy heart and my mind is full of worry today. I love these short processes because I spent well over an hour working on this, but I wouldn’t have if I knew it was going to take me an hour! Even though I did not have enough of the materials to do the way, the example was taught, I’m very happy with my result. I began by journaling on the backside of the page, and then I added the Post-it notes to acknowledged my before, and after and my reflections. Sana, I loved the stamps that you were using, but I am completely unfamiliar with them. Could you share a link where I might find those? I am new to multimedia and I’m new to collage, so I started with some magazines, cutting out some phrases that my attention. Thank you for your program! I’m so grateful to be part of your family.

Today I am coming out of a stormy moment and my heart is not as heavy as it was yesterday. But the clouds are still covering the sky. I really enjoyed exploring my emotional journey through the storm toward the rainbow. I was supposed to use tissue paper, I didn’t have any so I used Kleenex! I used Elmers glue to glue it onto my paper before I added watercolors. I felt it was kind of appropriate because I have not shed a lot of tears during this storm so maybe Spirit is saying “Put a nice sad movie on and have yourself a good cry, Catherine.” Hmmmm. ❤️ 😢 ❤️

Hi Sana and Everyone, I really enjoyed doing day one about anxiety. Of course, I felt a bit anxious that it wouldn’t turn ok. 😂 Sanna, I love how encouraging you are in helping me to not be perfectionistic, not to try to create an image, but to let the image present itself. I’m including the photos of the process, because I did enjoy it all the way through! I was very surprised to see that little heart show up at the very center. I really needed something I could follow every day and these 15 minute videos are perfect for me! I ended up spending about an hour doing it, and it was time well spent. Looking forward to day two!! Love, Catherine

Day 1: Anxiety | Give Your Worry a Shape | Art Therapy-Informed Creative Wellbeing https://youtu.be/j7YRDUTkuiM