On Our Mind: Thoughts from Mark & Michelle Dean
by Michelle Dean 19-10-2015 | 6:05PDT | Comments (0)
Printmaking can be a source of fascination and challenge that requires an indirect way of working (Hurwitz & Day, 2001). To create a print is to weave the artist’s experience and perception, insight, and differentiation into one (Neumann, 1974). In order to create a print, something must be done to one substance in order for […]
by Michelle Dean 04-09-2014 | 2:35PDT | Comments (2)
For centuries, artisans have been decorating papers by drawing designs in colored paste (Maurer). Paste papers are lovely way to create easy decorative papers, which may be admired on their own, incorporated into drawings or utilized in a variety of contexts such as collage, book binding, and scrapbooking. They lend themselves to a multitude of educational […]
by Michelle Dean 28-04-2014 | 3:30PDT | Comments (0)
In terms of relationships and the ability to bridge at least two terrains, I personally like Hermes as a possible mascot for art therapy. All humor aside, Hermes was most commonly described as a Greek Olympian god of boundaries and travelers who cross them. He was a translator and messenger from the gods (the spiritual […]
by Michelle Dean 20-03-2014 | 5:34PDT | Comments (0)
by Michelle L. Dean I am often asked how I became an art therapist and my best answer is that it was a marriage of passions: Art and working with others. I came to this realization at a young age. I had always been interested in art, drawing, painting, calligraphy, you name it, I was […]
