Posted by fayeroe on June 8, 2004, at 20:32:20
In reply to Re: What is a phototherapist? » fayeroe, posted by pegasus on June 8, 2004, at 12:54:45
You've totally got it. There is "someone" else with you and that is the creative part of you that is joining the mix. It is so much easier to express oneself when you have a "jumping off" point such as a painting, sculpture, photograph. It's just too cool. Something else that is REALLY dramatic is when I take portraits, in black and white, of the patients and they hand-tint them. You would NOT believe what comes out in that! It is awesome. And I also have a closet full of clothing that is used for "dress-up" and then snapshots are made. The choices in the clothing is very telling. One of my favourite photographs that I own is of three patients, older men, wearing rudolph red noses and antlers for Christmas cards for their families!! One man told me that he could not remember ever having fun in his family setting. He cried because I "gave" him permission to do that.
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