Capstone Project: Artist Statement
Suzanne Otter, Fall 2012
Making art as a way to work through complex personal issues was helpful to me during the many years I worked as an organizational development consultant. I continued this “self-art therapy” during my formal study of art therapy and counseling at Southwestern College. The image-making and journaling was especially important to me during my internship because it marked the transition from working with clients around large system issues to the intimate and personal domain of art therapy and counseling.
I am pleased to share selected images from the journals made during my studies. Some images have been recreated when removing the original would damage the journal. I hope that viewers will connect with their own challenges in one or more of the 24 images, and find these paintings and drawings to be helpful in the mysterious process of creating a joyful life.
Suzanne will be showing her work at Southwestern College, and her opening event will be September 28th, from 6-8.
About the Moderator
Magdalena is the moderator of the online Art Gallery and Paintsplash for Southwestern College. She is also an adjunct faculty member at the college in the Art Therapy program. Magdalena is a therapist at Youth Shelters in Santa Fe, working with Art, Sandplay, and relationship focused techniques with families, adults, teens, and children.
