Darren Daz Cox, now in Pekin Illinois!
Art Therapy using glitter glue and puff paint and gold leaf etc
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This is a sketch by artist and Art Therapist Liz Beck, it describes in metaphor a disease she is healing from and, because she is important to me and I want her to be well I have some suggestions that might be fun and possibly therapeutic.
First of all we already know that all art is good and that you can connect with your inner self by drawing what you feel (the essence of art therapy I guess).
In some cases you can literally come to terms with your physical self by drawing your disease in terms of metaphors and dreamscapes. So by consciously accepting the disease you can learn to live with it (instead of pretending it doesn’t exist and deal with just the symptoms) and if you allow yourself to, you can inspire yourself to have the will to beat it.
The placebo effect proves that intent is a very powerful healer, or rather, you do have the power to heal your physical self but must truly want to and believe that you can. David Wilcock mentioned this on his Jan 27 interview on Myth or Logic Radio with Tom Murasso.
Where science and faith intersect we can see the process of miracles!
We know from quantum physics that intent is, like the placebo effect proves, the most powerful tool we have to change our situations. Knowing this and knowing the healing power of art therapy, I suggest this… try using ‘richer’ looking art materials instead of pens with weak colors and plain white paper etc, it looks clinical and enclosed (to me).
If you draw yourself then use vibrant colors and glitter and gold leaf and flowers and then maybe a tiny black dot to represent the disease! Trust that the art is merely a tangible symbol of your intent to show the real you and not the you suffering from a disease. Allow the joyful abandon of watching light interact with the colors and materials as you describe yourself on the canvas rather than having the canvas be the brightest part of the picture! This is the most amazing time for art as there are so many amazingly vibrant and happy art materials out there, glitter glue is flowing like wine, puffy paint, stickers, tinted glue, beads, fake gold leaf – all of it cheap cheap cheap!!!! Leave the white paper and office pens for the memo’s and paint yourself with things that represent the real you!!!
Liz is actually working with fibers and a new sewing machine so her new art will be a lot happier looking and she’ll be healthy again soon (she always knows what works best!).
Check out Liz Beck’s art therapy blog!
Originally posted 2009-01-31 08:56:55. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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August 5th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Hi Daz!
I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to think of me while I was feeling a little down.
Lately, I’ve been busy crafting with buttons- making some neet bouquets, finishing up some paintings I’ve been working on for a while and hopefully in the near future I’ll be taking quilting lessons.
liz´s last blog ..Sidewalk Therapy
December 26th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
nice blog. thank you for sharing.
i will visit this site more often
thanks. and more power. ^_^