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Mapping the Mind: An Artist's Emotional Journey is a project exploring art as a means to access and express emotions and self-perception, particularly when challenged by identifying and understanding those emotions. This webpage showcases a range of artwork, including drawings, self-portraits, and abstract ink compositions, that chart the artist's personal course through the landscape of inner feelings and artistic expression. The intuitive techniques developed throughout this project inform 'Unleashing Your Inner Artist,' a separate program designed to promote mental health and wellness through creative expression.
Inner Landscapes
This section of 'Mapping the Mind' focuses on drawings and self-portraits that chart a personal course through the landscape of inner feelings. This artwork was born from the artist's challenge with identifying and understanding emotions, using art to explore and express emotions and self-perception in a more intuitive way, moving beyond cognitive limitations. While elements of trust, courage, and hope are present, the core of this section lies in using art for emotional access and fluency.
Abstract Explorations
This 'Abstract Explorations' section of 'Mapping the Mind' presents a series of abstract ink compositions. These artworks, born from the artist's exploration of intuitive mark-making, chart a different course through the landscape of artistic expression, using abstract art to explore and express flow and presence in a more intuitive way, moving beyond figurative limitations. While elements of emotional expression are present, the core of this section is using art for mindful creation and self-awareness, informing 'Mindful Inkscapes,' an 'Unleashing Your Inner Artist' art lab session for creative wellness.