So what exactly is Expressive Arts? And what does it have to offer you?

This is my manifesto.  1. Expressive arts is intermodal Not just multimodal. Intermodal. That means we use the different modes to see our images, thoughts and yearnings through the different lens each offers, in combination with each other. Our cells express hidden wisdom through expressive movement. Spontaneous image making is a form of active imagination – dreaming while awake. Improvised […]

Inner wisdom from collage

Sunday was grim and stormy here in the mountains.  A perfect day for art making with good friends.  I lead them in a collage project that helps us draw from our own intuition and inner wisdom, an approach I learned from expressive arts therapist Jane Goldberg.  On the back of three pages, you write a question that you need guidance on. One […]

Why you should make art with other people

When I was in college, I got used to making art around other people. I was lucky to be in an environment that was not competitive, so if someone liked your art, they told you so.  We gave each other feedback, as well as getting feedback from our professors, all the time. When I was out of school on my […]