Join Art Therapist, Kara Ashley-Gilmore, for a 3-week Therapeutic Art Journaling workshop series and master the three functions of therapeutic journaling—Expression, Insight, and Record Keeping—in a grounded, creative environment. Register now to reconnect with your center through the power of process-based art!
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The Therapeutic Art Journal
Join Art Therapist, Kara Ashley-Gilmore, for a 3-week Therapeutic Art Journaling workshop series and master the three functions of therapeutic journaling—Expression, Insight, and Record Keeping—in a grounded, creative environment. Register now to reconnect with your center through the power of process-based art!
The Therapeutic Art Journal
Join Art Therapist, Kara Ashley-Gilmore, for a 3-week Therapeutic Art Journaling workshop series and master the three functions of therapeutic journaling—Expression, Insight, and Record Keeping—in a grounded, creative environment. Register now to reconnect with your center through the power of process-based art!
Mindful Mark-Making: Watercolor Patterns
During this month’s Mindful Mark-Making workshop, we will use watercolor paints and mark-making tools to create abstract, geometric or nature-based patterns on paper.
Mindful Mark-Making: Creative Health for a Regulated Nervous System
Using watercolors and basic drawing materials as tools for relaxation, participants will be guided through a series of creative mark-making exercises and grounding techniques, followed by a longer, meditative mandala painting session.
Mindful Mark-Making: B&W Patterns Workshop
During this month’s session, we will use black ink, black paper, and black and white mark-making tools to create simple abstract patterns on paper.
Memory Café- Mindful Mark Making
A chance to focus on the present moment and engage in creative expression through watercolor and lines. (This program is intended for persons living with dementia and their care partner.)
Prioritize Pleasure in your Art-Making
How can you prioritize pleasure in your art-making? What feels like play in your art-making? For me it’s choosing colors, experimenting with new techniques, and making layers. I love being in the zone and feeling completely connected to the process of creating. About the Author Kara Ashley-Gilmore believes in the use of our innate creativity for our wellness and healing.…
Art Journal Ideas
What are you working on in your art journal this month? About the Author Kara Ashley-Gilmore believes in the use of our innate creativity for our wellness and healing. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Registered & Board Certified Art Therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and a mixed-media artist at Mountain Creative Arts Counseling, PLLC, in Hendersonville, NC. She…
Breathing Through Hard Emotions with Water-Soluble Media
Breathing Through Hard Emotions with Water-Soluble Media: Notice where you feel the emotion in your body. Draw the emotion using lines and scribbles. Notice what’s shifted in your body. Use a wet paint brush to soften the lines of your drawing as you slowly exhale. Notice where feels even the tiniest bit more open. Feel the openness as you continue…