Art Share- Final Assignment

For this assignment I choose to use my roommate. After growing comfortable in the course I began to use the techniques learned on a few of my clients. These clients range from age ten to age fourteen. I enjoyed these experiences and felt positively about exploring how it would feel to do art with a friend and someone who is of a different age.
The session was quite impromptu and so the only art materials were small sheets of white paper and a pen. I asked if she would be able to work with the materials and she confirmed. I asked if she would require a pencil and she again declined. I gave the directive to doodle whatever came to mind. As I was lacking art supplies I did not want to give a complicated directive. Her response was confusion. She asked if there was something more specific I would like her to do. After I responded, no ,she proceeded with her image.

Initially she created the image at the top. She began in the left corner, shifted to the middle, and proceeded to fill the remaining space. She expressed discomfort with her image and grabbed another paper to begin a new image. She stated she would now draw Santa Clause to match the season. Overall, she stated she felt uncomfortable with the general questions that were asked. She believed I should have known what the images were rather than asking her. She stated she felt as though she was spoken to like a client rather than having a conversation; she too is a social worker. I believe it may have felt odd for her to play the role of a client rather than the individual asking the questions.
After the session was concluded I proceeded to explain the purpose of general statements and how making directive statements could be misinterpreted. She understood and agreed. Overall it was interesting to work with someone in a similar field and being able to share the knowledge I've obtained during the course.