For one of my blog posts I wanted to share the reflection that we were asked to do in class when we received all of our art work to take home. I am not sure if we were supposed to hand this in? I didn't. But I will share it here:
I think that the most important thing that I will take from this class is a reminder to push myself and to take time to be creative. I expressed my anxieties about drawing in one of the first class sessions but those disappeared pretty quickly once I made peace with the fact that no one was judging any of my art work. I thank the class for that. Once I became comfortable with that, I actually impressed myself a couple of times with some of the work that I produced.
It also felt good to be creative for myself. I spend a lot of time with children, and spend a lot of that time getting to act "silly" but that is never for me. It felt good, and in many ways was beneficial and an exposure to a new type of self-care.
I am excited to add art therapy to the types of interventions that I can use with my clients so that I have yet another way to try and connect with them.
Thank you for your reflection on this class as a whole. For me as well it has changed me and I have impressed myself. It gave me a space to feel like I wasn't being judged and we supported each other. It was the first time in my life I wasn't creating art to show other people, impress THEM, look perfect, etc., but for once it was just for me express myself. I have started using art with mostly my child and teen clients and I have noticed a different type of communication occurring already, especially for those who have a hard time communicating verbally. I don't want this class to end, I wish it was a year long!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your experience. I also had the feeling that I learnt some new things other than how to do the art sessions. This class has changed me a lot. As a Chinese student, we didn't learn to be creative before I came to US. This class help me to open up and I really impressed myself after I got all the art pieces I created this semester. Although I am a poor drawer and some pieces were not created as I think, I still feel the sense of achievement. I also don't want the class end either!
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