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no commentsCapstone Creativity Continues
I just spent about an hour and a half playing a board game. At work, in my office. Believe me, I know I have a great job. One of...
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no commentsArt Therapy/Counseling Chair, Debbie Schroder & Sancho…
Sancho is an official Southwestern College cat – he was born under the development trailer (used to be art therapy offices there). I think it’s rather serendipitous that he came...
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1 commentsIntroducing… Dr. John!!
I'm still getting used to my new title of doctor of expressive therapies. It has been a long journey which began in the summer of 2007 at Lesley University....
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no commentsSouthwestern College Student’s Capstone Project Presentation: Video
Jane Cunha does a lovely job discussing her art with her client for therapeutic purposes... Just click below.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJF0_k4W3ig&feature=channel...
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no commentsScene Change: Shadow Boxes
This is another assignment for my History of Art Therapy: Current Trends class. Students were asked to bring in to class a medium sized box, recycled materials,...
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no commentsWorking with Resistance, Dru’s Angel
by Dru Phoenix I was a volunteer helper at the Transformational and Healing Conference awhile back. My job was to help an instructor set up art supplies and greet attendees...
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no commentsMagical Nest
by Debbie Schroder Some of us were still slowly waking up, sipping coffee as the Saturday class began. And others had clearly jumped into preparing the room, setting up sewing...
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2 commentsJourney Shoes 2/24/2012
This is the most recent project in my History of Art Therapy: Current Trends class at Southwestern. The assignment was started in class, and finished at home. Inspired by Lori...
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no commentsThe Beauty of Twists and Turns
Megan Sturges, copyright 2012 My practice in the studio is about giving life to the unconscious image in specific form through my hands and eyes - bringing...
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no commentsDigital Art: Self Piece
In my section of Current Trends in Art Therapy, one of the first homework assignments was to create a self-piece collage with Polyvore.com. Here are some of the examples...
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no commentsAlligator Allchemy
72" x 36" chalk on paper This image was created one summer day on the back of a large scroll of paper flattened and taped to the floor of my...
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no commentsSelf Portrait
by Deb Schroder, Copyright 2010 3 canvases, mixed media (collage, watercoler, acryllic), 3' x 4' I’m happy to share my tree images – they were meaningful to me as a...
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1 commentsFinal Mandala for Archetypal Psych, Spring 2011
by, Nicole Morgan, Copyright 2012 colored pencils and pen on paper For this project I pieced together several different images that came out of active imagination exercises. When I finished...
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no commentsRainbow Bridge
by Jocelyn Elder, Copyright 2012 I am a SWC alumnus '93. "Rainbow Bridge" was one of a series of paintings I created in my recovery from cancer. Each painting that I...
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2 commentsSouthwestern’s Online Art Gallery
Hello There! Please enjoy the art, and words about the art processes that are posted here. ~*~ The blog is intended to inspire the creator within in us...
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"What is Art Therapy?": On Asking Van Gogh to Play the Trombone
What is Art Therapy? Well, we could start off with “What is Therapy?”, but that will be a whole separate blog piece. Let’s assume here that we “know” what “Therapy”...
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no commentsSailing
10" x 18", handmade paper When I use my black ink pen (Micron or Staedtler) and thick handmade paper, I delve into an unconscious movement. I start with a feeling, a...
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no comments“Can I Get a Job in Art Therapy?”
Can I Get a Job in Art Therapy? Yes. That is the short answer. Southwestern College has hundreds of alumni who are out in the world working...
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1 commentsFamily Art Therapy
I am taking this class right now and enjoying reading the two texts on the topic. I suppose everyone has to swim in theory in these studies wherever they are,...
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no commentsGrief during the Holiday
We have just traversed the holiday season; a time for celebration and joy. It was a peaceful and happy time for me, but I also had some really sad moments,...
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5 commentsControversy and Unity in the Art Therapy Empire
Controversy and Unity in the Art Therapy Empire Controversy means somebody gives a damn. That’s a good thing. This is a touchy one. I should leave it alone. But...
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no commentsArt as Holiday Therapy
Little toddler fingers sticky with glue, reached into the container of sequins. Hello, bling! Shiny stars and hearts stuck well and the tiny artist was completely fascinated by his magical-looking...
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no commentsUh, Oh. I Think I Am Doing Art Therapy Without a License
Uh,Oh. I Think I Am Doing Art Therapy Without a License. So this is something I never expected. A few years back I came into a used Nikon, not bad,...
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1 commentsAround the Table
There were five of us around the table today. Two were painting, one was creating with tissue paper, one was using play-doh, and I had the colored pencils out. Sometimes...
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no commentsOverwhelmed by Art?
This fall I had the opportunity to present at the European Arts Therapies Conference in Italy. One of the keynote speakers for the conference was Graziella Magherini, MD, a psychiatrist...
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no commentsIntentional Remembering of a Gentle Man by Deborah Schroder
It is a “Day of the Dead” as I write this. Gifted by a strong Mexican community, Santa Fe has access to the traditions surrounding this holiday. With roots...
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no commentsIntroduction by Deborah Schroder
I was painting an image of a tree last week when I had more paint on my brush than I thought I had and created a big purple splash in...
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no commentsArt Exhibit Hall
I love art therapy! I am fascinated about how art making can be such an amazing and efficient approach to therapy and healing. The art work here on campus is...
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no commentsIt is more than Art Therapy.
When I was in San Francisco working as a management consultant in the 90’s one of my jobs was to coordinate and oversee mental health interventions in the workplace for...
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2 commentsLas Conchas Fire by Laura Lansrud-Lopez
New Mexico’s largest wildfire, now called “Las Conchas fire,” was ignited on Sunday, June 26th, by a an old, dry tree that fell across a power line on private property...
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no commentsOrigami Cranes For Tokyo Art Center
Origami Cranes For Tokyo Art Center An SWC alumna, Mutsumi Shoji came to us in spring 2011 and asked SWC to help raise funds for an art center in...