The art process, the products and stories
‘Edith Kramer believed that ultimately “art tells the truth” and it is a truth worth exploring in every waking moment of one’s life’ (Cathy Malchiodi, 2014, psychologytoday.com)
‘Art-making is a psychomotor experience, involving vision, touch and movement. It is a hands-on-activity, which may include activities like drawing, painting, touching, arranging or sticking material and images, sculpting, building and mounting, and it generates tangible products. These products can be reflected upon, stored as a document, admired or discarded and apart from the therapeutic potential of the process of making art, in and of itself, the products themselves become containers of memories or emotional experience and play a significant role in helping one achieve deeper understanding, discern recurring themes and patterns, and connect events, and ultimately, transform the trauma or experience and create new meaning. The products can additionally be used to share experience or communicate information to others’ (Tonya Alexandri, 2013).
Also, enjoy a snippet of Brené Brown’s work in the short film STORY IS LOVE at http://www.theworkofthepeople.com/story-is-love