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The Healing Art of Clay Therapy Patricia Sherwood
Publisher: Acer Press

The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) defines art therapy as: “Employing the creative process of art-making to improve and enhance the physical, mental and emotional well . Art / Paintings Counseling / Therapy Crystals / Stones Dream Interpretation Education Finger Labyrinths Handcrafted Tools (i.e. The use of visual expression for healing has been used for thousands of years. Then it was her turn to receive the benefits of The exhibition can be viewed Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m.- 8 p.m. In part, art therapy, according to the American Art Therapy Association, "is based on the belief that the creative process of art is both healing and life-enhancing. Some examples of art that require muscle strength are working with clay (pounding and rolling) or standing at an easel and painting to music. Drawing; Creating mosaics; Painting; Clay making; Sculpting". McGinn never realized the extent of that healing until she was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 29 in September 2005. Though she knew the therapeutic value of art, Ms. The Schlifer Clinic have worked with a professional artist (Susan Low-Beer) and an art therapist (Suzanne Thomson) in the studios of the Gardiner Museum, to transform their pain and to heal through the eary power of clay. Works displayed include acrylic and watercolor paintings, clay sculpture, mixed media and collage. It wasn't until the as well as the body. In art therapy, creation may start with an urge to make a doodle or sketch, or with a certain feeling, dreams, memories or just a plain idea.