DAY 1: Yesterday 6/21 Summer Solstice

Essentially the final product from the thesis process (besides a written thesis document of course) will be an art journal that I create by following the directives  in the book Art & Healing by Barbara Ganim.   I will be documenting the art process here on the Run Mad Blog in order to keep folks up to date and to keep myself accountable. Hopefully you will enjoy coming along on my artistic journey!

On day one I read through the first 2 chapters of Art & Healing. Chapter 2 is all about setting up your space...so I am sharing my art space all ready to go!

  Carefully chosen materials from my collection along with a few extra purchases:

Here is the recommended supply list:

My make shift studio in the corner of the living room...All set up and ready for an exciting artistic journey:

 

 The Beginnings:

  (sorry about the grainy photos, next time I will use my camera and not my phone. I thought my droid did better than that!) 

Finally I'm taking the first steps! Finishing grad school and the thesis have been long awaited pieces of my journey and I am so excited to see the light at the end of the tunnel... And you get to come along with me!!  So keep checking back for updates!!

PS. If you are curious about art journaling here are a couple of interesting links: 

Art Journaling Blog

 PsychologyToday: Art Journaling is the #4 coolest Art Therapy intervention

At some point I would LOVE to do this too!- Modified Book: The DSM