transparency & privacy


It felt really great to make art during the last class. Something inside of me has been paused or held back from diving into art lately and now I feel like I have permission to play and explore and spend TIME making art.

I've been thinking about the continuum of transparency and privacy as I begin this class. The nature of my inquiry (exploring art journaling) has led me to question how much of my work to share with others and how much to keep to myself. Should I stick with content that is less personal, or allow myself to be transparent. Usually when I journal, it leads to personal content...otherwise it would not be a journal I suppose. Will I allow my art journal to bare my soul.. and how would I then share my experience with the class in a safe way?

Sometimes that is exactly what we ask of clients... to bare their souls in artwork and share it with others. What a HUGE thing to ask...

1 comments:

Shelly gp said...

HUGE - yes huge and if that is the only thing you learned int his class that would be worth it to me!

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