tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post6986113601736797233..comments2023-09-07T11:10:05.486+01:00Comments on A little piece of me: Art + Therapy = ??crpitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10740212737574269503noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-19555551788301489292010-08-13T03:04:54.590+01:002010-08-13T03:04:54.590+01:00Hey guys! I have wrote the follow up post and I wi...Hey guys! I have wrote the follow up post and I will be replying to individual comments on that one. <br /><br />I sucked monkeys balls at replying to comments on this post and would just end up repeating myself or only half arsedly reply if I attempted it now.<br /><br />I just wanted to say thankyou for your very thoughtful comments!<br /><br />Well except to the bloody spammers, screw you spammers!<br /><br />:) :)crpitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10740212737574269503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-3181114875811517922010-08-12T17:47:43.766+01:002010-08-12T17:47:43.766+01:00Hi Claire, In your drawing I see that you were: fe...Hi Claire, In your drawing I see that you were: feeling blue, had writing on your mind, and thoughts of your childhood or your child in a happier place. How did I do? RayRay Colonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08186651977888646480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-1686328405349918452010-08-11T12:03:50.586+01:002010-08-11T12:03:50.586+01:00Art therapy is used often to assist the developmen...Art therapy is used often to assist the developmentally disabled as well as those with physical and/or mental illness: truly noble work.Somsihttp://vemens.0fees.net/love-in-women/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-84554771076066650922010-08-10T23:33:37.485+01:002010-08-10T23:33:37.485+01:00Hey! I didn't know you were studying counselin...Hey! I didn't know you were studying counseling thats awesome. During my art therapy class today, we did poetry and it was a really strange experience. we closed our eyes and each of us read the same poem out loud, then drew a small image out of it. Each time a person read the poem, it gave a whole new impression and the evaluations of the collection of doodles we had in the end was just so interesting and it really made me curious of what really goes on in my head.kaorihttp://kmaslights.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-86680613710344744402010-08-07T15:55:57.475+01:002010-08-07T15:55:57.475+01:00Wow! a workshop on Art Therapy ... that sounds rea...Wow! a workshop on Art Therapy ... that sounds really interesting. I would surely love to attend a workshop like that some day. I liked your take on art ... it's a nice thought. And doodles can really do tell about the inner self ... perhaps you can use it as a tool in counseling your clients.<br /><br />... and no, sorry I won't take your challenge :D ... while making interpretations of your doodle I might reveal something about myself that I may not want to :D ... something that TAT does very well haha :D<br /><br />But, I'd like to say that you should write more often ...<br /><br />take care Claire :)Saif Farooqihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497624491219843716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-23803771944846490432010-08-05T23:46:29.456+01:002010-08-05T23:46:29.456+01:00Sorry for being an ignorant sod, I have been swamp...Sorry for being an ignorant sod, I have been swamped with shit this week!<br /><br />Not literally shit, but life type shit.<br /><br />Well it wasn't even shit, it was pretty cool stuff.<br /><br /><br />Erm I mean to say, I have just been bloody busy and I am writing Art Therapy part two and taking your replies into consideration!!!!<br /><br />Thank You for playing along.crpitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10740212737574269503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-11622582096742226992010-08-05T14:22:26.707+01:002010-08-05T14:22:26.707+01:00First of all, what a lovely site; moreover, what a...First of all, what a lovely site; moreover, what a lovely doodler. I think I have to read more of your posts to understand you a bit more but, I'm up to the challenge. Here goes:<br /><br />What I see in your picture is the two sides of you. The first one on the left is a that side of you who dreads schedules, structure, and limitations. I feel there are things that you would be rather doing than juggling what you need to do. The second one on the right, I feel is dayddreamer, who thinks of better times ahead, where you are free to run and be you.<br /><br />I hope I got this right and if I didn't, oh well, at least I tried.<br /><br />Art therapy is new to me - I think I could have used it in my past with all the junk that's been in my head and all the surpressed emotions I've bottled up for too long. I wish you luck with itFunkkeejoocehttp://funkkeejooce.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-61879529713967748422010-08-05T09:23:57.577+01:002010-08-05T09:23:57.577+01:00Good luck with the art therapy! Your drawing: in t...Good luck with the art therapy! Your drawing: in this universe you are suffering from surfeits of rain and paperwork, while alternative Claire in a parallel universe gets flowers, sunshine, Mr. Happy Square and all the breaks in general.Sci-Fi Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038987149801517138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-60873580606172552932010-08-05T02:17:17.417+01:002010-08-05T02:17:17.417+01:00hi i just found you, love the blog so theres an aw...hi i just found you, love the blog so theres an award for you over at my blog xxxmiss Yelpingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874419666074418803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-34719059221551806202010-08-03T18:28:19.288+01:002010-08-03T18:28:19.288+01:00Hey Claire! I can really relate to the failing to...Hey Claire! I can really relate to the failing to meet the once per week target. It seems for me it goes in ebbs and flows--where sometimes the blogs just erupt out of me smoothly and other times, when I struggle to come up with a topic that inspires me. It's all part of the cylcle, I think. :-)<br /><br />Anyway, on to art therapy. I am a FIRM believer in art and other forms of artistic expression therapy. People often have a very difficult time talking about their feelings but emotions are allowed to come out through art in such unique ways that it can open some of those mysterious doors that need opening.<br /><br />Excellent post, Claire!<br /><br />Take care, you!<br /><br />Melinda(ville)Melinda(ville)http://blog.melindaville.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-52185230349616063422010-08-02T21:06:31.304+01:002010-08-02T21:06:31.304+01:00Okay, first of all, don't worry about how ofte...Okay, first of all, don't worry about how often you blog because we ALL worry about that and it's dumb. I hate it when I worry about that. It's dumb!<br /><br />Secondly, I changed my blog because I wasn't blogging enough.<br /><br />Thirdly: your picture... I think it means that when you are sad or worried or troubled in some way, you can write and write and write, and when you are happy, you just scribble a note and go back to smelling the flowers.<br /><br />What do I win?!!?!?!?!??Parabolic Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293896881451344660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-47274866508178072762010-08-01T22:51:06.442+01:002010-08-01T22:51:06.442+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.TruthSeekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12117124476229842123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-66470720923115727742010-07-31T02:33:04.300+01:002010-07-31T02:33:04.300+01:00I think you were trying to decide what to do later...I think you were trying to decide what to do later that day, work, or play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-68242272986435744542010-07-30T20:26:42.488+01:002010-07-30T20:26:42.488+01:00I think art therapy is a fantastic idea, it lets p...I think art therapy is a fantastic idea, it lets people express themselvesRSA Onlinehttp://www.rsanow.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-40162531507928116322010-07-29T02:08:56.876+01:002010-07-29T02:08:56.876+01:00Okay,the thingI like the most about the drawing?th...Okay,the thingI like the most about the drawing?the word "Biggify." Yeah, I know,I know...it's ot part of the drawing. but I thought it was so dang original! I wish I woulda thought to use it on my bog posts!:) Point is,anyone who can use such a fun word, isn't sad or mad as exhibited in the rain cloud and paperwork portion of the drawing. You're in a fun mood despite whatever challenge you may be experiencing at the moment.MSzoradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05198277594767213712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-33307157311959028962010-07-28T20:48:53.444+01:002010-07-28T20:48:53.444+01:00I am so pleased you enjoyed the art therapy worksh...I am so pleased you enjoyed the art therapy workshop. I have never done anything like this -however, a friend of mine, a teacher, trained as an Art Therapist and now works at a school for Autistic kids. The stuff she does with them is just amazing, <br /><br />As for your doodle.. hmmmm.. within all of us we have unseen barriers that prevent us from being all that we can be. Even when we have worked hard for something, we can oftern hold back feeling 'I don't really deserve this - they are going to find out I am a fake!' So I am interpreting your doodle in this context - you have worked hard at college, but the new level of knowledge and insight hasn't always provided you with what you initially expected - you are not the person you thought you were. And it puts you in a hiatus - stepping into the new life as a counsellor and all that responsibility and trust placed on you.. and perhaps an element of regret, now is the time to be a proper grown up. A time of change, new career, new decade, hitting your thirties.. who wouldn't want to get in the wardrobe and revisit Narnia for a little while?<br /><br />Really like the way you engage your readership Claire... you inspire me to doodle - just need ti suss out how to get the doodless of the paer and onto my blogs!!<br />Smiles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-63236465180213454012010-07-28T19:29:53.518+01:002010-07-28T19:29:53.518+01:00Don't delete this crpitt :P
Well, ya made it!...Don't delete this crpitt :P<br /><br />Well, ya made it!!! Yer a regular Clue-master...or clueless...something to that effect anyways...<br /><br />suppose yer wondering what the grand prize is...<br /><br />it's a trip for four to sunny Venus in the year 5769 all expenses paid with 34 zillion dollars spending money...<br /><br />provided , of course, you're still alive in 5769 :D<br /><br />But hey, you can still gloat you got here. :PSecurity News Mediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548676159099940254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-12717823570134884422010-07-28T15:35:47.870+01:002010-07-28T15:35:47.870+01:00The cloud over your head is the things you think y...The cloud over your head is the things you think you should be doing (keeping your blog up, etc.) but feel a resistance to. The sunshine and flowers are the things you love to do which come freely and joyfully. I suppose life, at any given moment, can be a combination of both. Personally, I always go with what comes freely and easily, but I recognize that sometimes one must do the other as well.nothingprofoundhttp://wwwaphorismscom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-56675834722300395992010-07-28T08:55:41.587+01:002010-07-28T08:55:41.587+01:00Looks to me like the written work is playing on yo...Looks to me like the written work is playing on your mind and getting you down - wheras the natural world is a bit more of a sanctuary, it's where you actually want to be if all those written chores weren't in the way. I could be projecting of course... I mean, I really felt like I could have made a doodle something like this myself :)Birdhttp://www.thebirdsinthemeadow.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-2336661936466853702010-07-27T18:17:53.189+01:002010-07-27T18:17:53.189+01:00Nice doodle. Now if you only would branch out into...Nice doodle. Now if you only would branch out into stick figures you would be a serious doodler.Doug Stephenshttp://www.iloveilikecheese.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-35020728404671605462010-07-26T15:26:28.565+01:002010-07-26T15:26:28.565+01:00Hi, I'm Robin, your friend in Blog Catalog. Gr...Hi, I'm Robin, your friend in Blog Catalog. Great blog you have here and highly educational. Post more often.How To Blog For A Livinghttp://howtoblog.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-20760156802783637132010-07-25T11:38:56.233+01:002010-07-25T11:38:56.233+01:00What you write about art therapy is so right on I ...What you write about art therapy is so right on I once again recommend that you be Minister of something (Minister of Creative Activity for Greater Public Wellbeing?) Singing in the shower, doodling, whatever you do to get back a sense of fun and connect with the pure little person inside - do it and feel no shame!<br /><br />I see the drawing as work and bleak stuff forcing the things you really want (happy carefree doodling, leisurely gardening maybe or just time for peace and relaxation) out of the picture. You feel like you're under a cloud and want them to clear so you can bask in the sunlight and feel less overwhelmed.<br /><br />Anyway, nice blogging as always. It's quality, not quantity (or frequency) ;)James Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02649874906360931246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-82322133558590529312010-07-24T11:40:56.471+01:002010-07-24T11:40:56.471+01:00Lovely post AND Doodles again Claire!! As usual ^_...Lovely post AND Doodles again Claire!! As usual ^_^.<br /><br />Okay I quickly scrolled down and tried not to look at the given answers! I did somethings here and there tho...my eyes just picked it up -_-''<br /><br />But okay, the sad part with the papers, could it be referring to your schoolwork that you still have left? I noticed the line around you too, is this a feeling of being trapped by all the other responsibilities you have on your plate? Then! If you would break free, the happy you is surrounded by nature, pencils and paper to create e.g. art? Okay these are just my thoughts. I really like this doodle!<br /><br />I like doing challenges. Well I mean brain challenges, if I have to like move around...I get lazy heheh.<br /><br />Can't wait for your next post!<br />Ciaooo!!TJ Lubranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893305234181263717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-20686896819824096042010-07-24T10:25:23.651+01:002010-07-24T10:25:23.651+01:00I'm probably completely off, but I see the dra...I'm probably completely off, but I see the drawing in a totally different light.<br /><br />The girl depicted is unhappy because it's raining and gloomy out. Perhaps she lives in an area like the Pacific Northwest, where it rains nearly constantly.<br /><br />While staying inside (again) to wait out the storm, the girl decides to write. <br /><br />As the pencil hits the paper, the paper smiles.<br /><br />Thoughts are scrawled onto a single sheet of paper. Then another. And another.<br /><br />Thoughts of a happier time. Nicer weather. Sunflowers.<br /><br />And, though the craptastic weather rages all around the girl, in her writing she'll always be experiencing 72 degrees and sunny.Jeremy from We Took The Baithttp://www.wetookthebait.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36805245.post-7374034755107581992010-07-23T15:27:21.613+01:002010-07-23T15:27:21.613+01:00I would say that you feel bogged down by something...I would say that you feel bogged down by something either you have written or haven't written (but need to), possibly a big paper, because that's a lot of pages! Or maybe when you have to write it makes you feel like a kid who can't go out and play because it's raining. <br /><br />Maybe you would like to be out in the garden doodling in the sun, but you can't enjoy it properly because you're too worried about your paper.<br /><br />Whatever it might be, I hope for more sunshine, flowers, and happy doodles in your future! :)Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09486800879602370399noreply@blogger.com