Whatever you name it -- art notebooking, art sketchbooking or art journaling -- you may have experienced firsthand how it is one of the most essential and powerful tools to enhance the creativity and expand the mind. Throughout centuries, in their drawings, texts, and observations, artists have been using notebooking to resolve the relationship between creativity and thinking … [Read more...]
Art in Healthcare is An Integral Part of The Design Plan
Editor's note: Barbara Markoff is the owner of Artrageous! in San Diego, California, an industry leader in the field of art consultation. Her diverse clientele includes many members of the healthcare industry. She regularly works with business owners, high-level executives, architects, project managers, interior designers, and administrators to develop art programs … [Read more...]
Erika Cleveland – Doll-Making As A Healing Art Form
Erika Cleveland is an artist who lives in Washington, DC. She creates her healing dolls using needle felting and exhibits at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA. Her dolls have won awards in the Torpedo Factory’s Target Gallery and at other venues in the Washington, D.C. area. She also offers healing doll workshops at the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts in D.C. … [Read more...]
Tim Gaudreau Is An Eco-Artist On A Mission
In these days of climate change, do you ever wonder how you personally contribute to the rapidly rising content of carbon emissions in your environment? Tim Gaudreau, an internationally exhibited Eco-Artist who lives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, suggests we consider this: “Imagine your day without coffee. You’ve run out of chocolate and there are no tomatoes or onions for … [Read more...]
Art Journaling With Lois Bender
Art journaling has a long-standing artistic tradition. Artists have kept notebooks in which they sketched, practiced, experimented, and recorded their ideas. Visual journaling has been a way for them to resolve questions, save daily observations, and serve as a starting point for more finished works of art to evolve. The most famous of all art journalists was Leonardo da … [Read more...]
Increase Your Well-Being With Awe-Inspiring Art
In an article I read recently on the University of Wisconsin Health website, psychologist Shilagh Mirgain, PhD was quoted as saying, “Awe has many important implications for our well-being... Experiencing awe can give us a sense of hope and provide a feeling of fulfillment." I agree: Increase your well-being with awe-inspiring art. One example is the awe-inspiring painting … [Read more...]
Art Cart – An Education in Hope that Helps Aging Artists
An important study dispels the myths and negative stereotypes about artists living in lonely, selfish desperation, especially as they age. The Research Center for Arts and Culture (RCAC) at the National Center for Creative Aging (NCCA) established that artists suffer less loneliness and depression than the general population. According to the study mature artists are highly … [Read more...]
Does Art Have The Power to Save Lives?
Many Artists Believe It Does! This morning, after spending a couple of hours viewing some incredible entries for the Manhattan Arts International "The Healing Power of ART" juried competition I opened an e-mail from Hyperallergic blogazine and read this shocking statement: "Yesterday we got a strange thing in the mail. A postcard with big white letters on a black … [Read more...]
Famous Artists Who Reclaimed Their Artistic Passion
If artists have to put their art-making on the back burner for one reason or another, they may experience acute agony. When they return to creating art after a separation they experience a tremendous sense of renewal and freedom. Their emotional, physical and spiritual health also return to balance and harmony. Let's look at some famous artists who took different paths at … [Read more...]
Positive Art News Stories For The Week
Every day we're bombarded with negative news, however, we may also find an abundance of positive art news if we know where to look - like right here! I'd like to share uplifting news stories I discovered including one about reducing stress with coloring. Coloring Reduces Stress Elena Santos wrote an article on Huffington Post that emphasizes coloring is a great way to lower … [Read more...]
Annette Ridenour, President of Aesthetics, Inc.
Interview Conducted By Pamela C. Turczyn Pamela C.Turczyn www.pcturczyn.com is committed to the exploration of how visual art can have a healing effect on viewers. Her work has been exhibited in multiple medical and healing environments as well as galleries, museums and cultural centers world-wide. A frequent contributor to NY Spirit, her work has been widely published in the … [Read more...]
The Arts, Dementia and My Mother
Research has proven beneficial correlations between the Arts and dementia. The art-making process develops neural systems that produce a broad spectrum of benefits ranging from fine motor skills to creativity and improved emotional balance. Art has even been integrated into programs that help those who suffer from dementia. The Alzheimer's Association has proclaimed that art … [Read more...]
Artists’ Voices That Live Forever by Edward Rubin
A New York based writer, Edward Rubin's writings have appeared in many magazines such as Art & Antiques, ArtUS, dART International, Canadian Art, ArtNexus, Flash Art, Hispanic Outlook, and Sculpture, as well as foreign magazines and online venues. He is an active member of the prestigious International Association of Art Critics (AICA). As a curator, his exhibition, "Anne … [Read more...]