FROM Arts in Healthcare LISTSERV,
I hope you will enjoy this piece on mask making— part of a series of ten articles to demystify art therapy and discuss connections between art, psychology, and wellness.
…masks are all about communication through the wearable image of a face. In art and drama, they are used for their expressive potential in enactment and ritual. Masks are a universal art form that generally evokes power, magic, and mystery for both those who wear them and their audience. Read more at:
…. amily sculpture is an expedient way to symbolically bring a client’s family into the session without the family actually being there. The client also does not have the added pressure of addressing family members directly. The figures– even the simplest lumps of clay– become the mouthpiece for family messages and provide client and therapist with a visible set of relationships. Read more about this technique and see a movie, too!
Best wishes to everyone and thank you for all the interesting and valuable discussions lately!
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Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, ATR-BC, LPCC
cmalchiodi@insightbb.com
502-451-8120 office
502-762-8989 cell
Faculty and Researcher, National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children
Faculty, Lesley University, Expressive Therapies
Syndicated Columnist, The Healing Arts @ Psychology Today, http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-healing-arts
Founder, CEO International Art Therapy Organization [IATO], http://www.internationalarttherapy.org
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