ART HOPE Journal
Creative wellness essays by Laura Jaquays.
Drawing Together: Let’s Create Community
Let’s draw together. You’ll be you, I’ll be me, and with fresh ideas, art materials and all the beauty in our view, we’ll create community.
Creative Practice: Fresh Start
The ritual of preparing for creativity sets a mood and intention for the process.
Resilience in Bloom: Plant Seeds of Peace
We, all the World’s People, have the power to create peace and positive change.
Creative Ritual: Bearing Witness, Saying Goodbye
Creativity is the ready remedy. When the gravity of grief sinks in, the depths of emotion can be navigated with simple forms of expression that help us bear witness and say goodbye.
Art Starts A Conversation
Slowing down and taking time to look at art starts the flow of deep thinking and feeling. It prompts learning and a desire to discover something yet undiscovered in our view.
The Art of Mindfulness: Awaken the Senses
Creative mindfulness activates the senses. What we see, hear, touch, smell, taste, and intuit imprints itself in the moment and memory of it. Sensory perception moves us to go with the flow and pure liberation of creativity.
Stop and Smell the Roses of Summer
Finding peaceful inspiration in a summer respite can be a peak creative experience. We can visualize it - a perfect warm weather activity that gives pleasure whenever we recall it throughout the year.
Drawing Love In: The Need for Creative Self-care
Start with what you know and love and do the creative activities that nourish and energize your soul. Draw from within and give yourself the love and extra care needed at this time.