For Inspire Me Thursday this week I am grateful to my art therapy tutor Carol and am posting a picture we did together. It is an exercise we sometimes do in class which Carol calls a "visual conversation". One person makes a mark on the page then the next person reacts in some way to that mark, by extending it or blocking it for example. In this way a relationship emerges on the paper which will change and develop in tone, pace and content just like a real conversation.It is liberating and rewarding to make a piece of art with another person. So this week I am grateful to Carol without whose positive influence I would not be here blogging (!) and being creative. I know I tend to go on about my art therapy class here but it is a truly fantastic group and inspired me for the first time since school to get out my sketch book and paints and I never looked back.
Thank you too to Melanie and everyone at IMT, after out brief pause, I am happy we are all back together. Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends.
2 comments:
Like variations of the parlour game, 'exquisite corpse', where images, words, etc...collectively assembled and built upon, collaborated...
We used to do this often in college, spread out a giant piece of paper and just go!
How great to communicate via the same art-piece, like a collaberate artwork. The picture shows joy: it must have been a very nice experience. I wish I had a 'Caroll'! ;)
Cheerz!
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