A History of Materials and Media in Art Therapy

Abstract

I approach the building and see, through street-level picture windows, that the studio is buzzing with activity. When I reach the door, Jiyoon pushes it open for me. The jangle of a string of tiny bells hanging from the doorframe and a chorus of familiar voices greet me. Alex is moving about the room, giving a tour to someone who has never been to the studio before. April holds up the red and purple woven purse she is making from duct tape. “Cathy, what do you think?” she asks. “Wow!” I reply, with a big grin on my face. “That is so cool!” Daniel is sitting off to the side, whittling a cooking spoon from a piece of a wooden vegetable crate he found in the alley behind the grocery store. I move to get a close-up look. He shows me the concentric rings in the wood grain, and tells me it must have been a very old tree. Valery is working on a pair of black leather pants for a sock monkey she has made. Her punk monkey is black with a red yarn Mohawk across and down the back of its head. “Hi, Cathy!” she says, giving me a mischievous grin when she sees me checking out her monkey. “He’s great!” I tell her. I walk over to the counter and add my name to the list of people who have already signed in. Then I pull out a bag of fabric scraps, sit down, and begin to sew embellishments on a wrist cuff I have made.

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