In Person Group (Central Texas, USA)
ART FOR HEALING: Guided Artmaking & Journaling to Process Difficult Emotions after Trauma
Are you feeling overwhelmed, holding all the emotions at the same time?
After a traumatic event, we can often feel a range of emotions: grief, sorrow, depression, shame among others.
These can feel disruptive and overwhelming, and it can feel difficult to know how to deal with them.
Did you know you can use drawing, painting, writing and collage to process Emotional Pain in your own unique visual language and enhance resiliency.
Feel Empowered to Self-Compassionately manage your emotions. Gain tools to process the bitter-sweetness of life.
This series will be held on the following Tuesdays from 7:00-8:30PM at Simple Sparrow Care Farm in Hutto, Texas.
1/10 Line Drawing Breathwork & Relief Book Compilation to gain Stress Reduction tools
2/7 Multi-Layered Artwork to understand the diversity of my Feelings & my Toleration level
3/7 Collage Paintings to explore the combinations of my Pain & Happiness
4/4 Monoprint Painting to understand Depression
5/2 Greeting Card Design to validate my Losses & increase Self-Compassion
6/6 Paper Collage to explore how difficult Emotions affect daily Functioning & Create future Goals
Come to one class, or all. They will gradually build on each other, so attending as many as possible will enrich the experience and tools learned, as well as foster community.
Enjoy creating at the peaceful Simple Sparrow Care Farm.
Learn more about the mission of Simple Sparrow Care Farm at: SimpleSparrow.farm
Former Crisis Support turned Artist
After studying psychology in 2011, Samantha supported survivors of trauma within various crisis centers in Seattle. She witnessed that art-making was therapeutic to both survivors & to herself & found a lot of neuroscience to back it up. In 2018, she began creating regularly & Samantha Lesan Art was born.
Possessing a passion for heart healing, Samantha hosts thoughtful, therapeutic arts classes that build resilience and allow processing of emotions for further healing in a supportive, respectful environment. Activities include a variety of mindfulness, painting, creative writing, collage and more.
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