Oon Shu An Instagram – 👋👋👋🎨🧑🏻🎨Hello my dears!!
Ok. So. I am a HUGE fan of Art Therapy. It is such a non-intimidating way to explore your feelings in a way that doesn’t even require words. Im simplifying what it’s like, but an example would be that your therapist gives you a prompt, and you respond to it in a medium you choose, could be crayons, colour pencils, paint, clay, etc. then from there, they may ask questions, or respond to what comes out. So amazing right??
My first interaction with it was I was still studying in LASALLE. I signed up to have Art Therapy given by the graduating students and it was such an eye opening experience!! I was gobsmacked to see how emotions could be explored with the starting point of doodles on a piece of paper. I wasn’t an artist, how did those scribbles mean anything??
Then a couple of years ago, I signed up for an introduction to Art Therapy course, and even then, my regular therapist noted that I had made different types of discoveries in Art Therapy. The freedom from words is something that I love, and the freedom to explore for creative and expressive purposes is just so enjoyable. The insights have always surprised me, how things in my subconscious find their way out.
@theredpencilsingapore is so wonderful in providing these services to people from all walks of life who may not have access to it and will benefit from it.
This Sunday Morning, the wonderful@nathanhartono, @anitakapoor and myself will be there with Licensed Art Therapist Christine Tok, and we would LOVE for you to swing by, find out more about art therapy, explore how creativity and mental wellness can work together, and just have a chat! You getting a ticket will already help them in raising funds to continue their good work, AND we get to talk about mental health!! (Which really is as important as physical health!!)
Hope to see you there!!! (Last photo is how I’m feeling today. Lol)
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