MOMMA LOVE! 05/19/2010
 Sand Tray work is one of my absolute favorite modalities of expressive art therapy. It feels so much like entering in to a dream world. It is filled with neat symbols and archetypes and quickly and easily helps me to make connections in my life. Most recently, I have done some work with Eileen (the homeopath that I have talked about in prior blog entries) that has led me towards some powerful revelations When I have these experiences I usually like to engage in some activity or ritual that honors the work that I've done. So...I headed to the studio to let sand tray work its magic. It was/is amazing to me how the lessons that I need to learn show up in this tray...lessons of boundaries and self love and gentleness. These are good things for all of us to know. Following the work in the sand tray, I headed off to the Teen Center where I consult. I was prepared to do some animal totem work with them. I found that the tray was still working on me as the animal/image that I was drawn to was this sweet momma and baby giraffe. We used a technique in which the artist becomes the animal selected and gives it a voice. We write in the first person about all that we see, feel, think, wonder, do...that kind of thing. I wrote: I am gentle. I am tall. I am a mom. This baby is mine and I adore her I nuzzle her with my cheek I feel love, love flowing from the bottom of my tall, tall legs to the top of my long neck. I wonder how she will grow. I wonder if she sees how beautiful she is. I am filled with Momma Love All is calm All is right This is right where I am meant to be. Once you finish writing from the animals point of view, the creator goes back to the words and lets the words that jump out at them direct their art. The words for me were MOMMA LOVE. And so I created a very simple piece to reflect this next lesson of the sand tray.  I added these words to this sweet image: Let me roll you up in my momma love, safe and warm. Let me show you the beauty I see in you. Snuggle into the sweet Momma Love. What a sweet lesson for me about the gift of letting the expressive arts show me what I need to know. I love this work!!!! Can you tell? |  AuthorMy name is Caralyn Henry and I am the owner of Expressive H'arts Studio. From time to time, I will share the work that we are doing here at Expressive H'arts Studio, as well as thoughts and wonderings that I am having. I hope that you enjoy the creations that unfold here on this page! Please feel free to ask questions or add comments. We learn best from each other! ArchivesJuly 2010 Paragraph.
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