Posted by fallsfall on May 27, 2003, at 17:22:23
In reply to Re: Cutting, looking for answers.... » fallsfall, posted by Dinah on May 27, 2003, at 16:15:21
I know what you mean about no. Makes life hard, though when you can't ask for what you really need.
I draw like a 2nd grader. I wouldn't put my pictures on the wall, but they help me express myself. I think that I made her promise not to laugh. And she didn't laugh. When I started drawing I did a pile of scribbles (30?) and I made her look at them (ha ha!). Over time I could draw things that made more sense. Stick figures are fine - you aren't looking for form, you are looking for content. One thing they do in Art Therapy is have the patient draw a loose scribble (hand goes around maybe 5 times). Then you make something out of the scribble. This helps because it can give you ideas, and also because it can't look "good" if it comes from a scribble. I've gotten a couple of books on Art Therapy out of the University Library. They help me see that some patients do "nice" art, but lots do art like I do. You're going for expression - not perfection.
Try it.
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