Art as Therapy – P6 Embracing Vulnerability and Authenticity
It was 2012, I was asked to be part of advertisement from my health insurer BUPA Australia. The film maker was genuinely interested in my story. We met up for coffee after my interview and he was discussing my art. He said “I don’t want to see whats in here” pointing to his head, “I […]
Art as Therapy – P4 Building Resilience, Empowerment and Self-Esteem
I asked a musician friend of mine how he feels when people request his old songs. It was a question he hadn’t been asked before. After some thought, he told me that most times, he didn’t mind, but he preferred to play his new work. Someone mentioned to me that they preferred my old abstract […]
Art as Therapy P3- A Sense of Control
When I taught pastel art classes, I would divide beginner students into two categories: bakers and quilters. Like the ‘Pastel Whisperer,’ I would know within minutes what someone’s preferred style of drawing was. It was like a magic trick! Remember the Swedish chef from the muppets? He would appear to have a plan but by […]
Art as Therapy P1 – Transformation and Growth
I didn’t specifically mean to go down a pathway of art as therapy and a form of healing; rather, it found me. It was 2012, and I was still in recovery from my stomach cancer. My life as I knew it had been turned on its head. In a parallel universe, I’m sure I was […]
Art As Therapy – The Beginning
Hello, I thought I would reintroduce myself to those who don’t know me or would like to get reacquainted. My name is Michelle, and I am a full time Artist from Melbourne, Australia. I have been married for 20 years and have two children. I am also a step-mum to my husband’s girls since they […]
Marla Spiritual Guidance 2020
Firstly, this is the first time I have publicly shared a reading with you all. Whatever your belief system, if you do decide to continue to read, I want you to do so with an open heart and mind. For those that have had a commissioned Guide Drawing done for them before you will know […]
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