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A canvas of thoughts
My blog explores sensory, imaginative, and intuitive ways of knowing, how we perceive and inhabit the world
Reawaken your senses: Reconnect with your body through Expressive Arts
Our sensitivity shapes how present we are in life, and the intensity of our aliveness. Listen for it, feel it move in you, and let it emerge
Jun 12, 20253 min read
Why adults feel intimidated by making art, and how redefining beauty can change everything
Many adults shy away from making art because they feel intimidated by their idea of beauty. Aesthetic experience is sensory, immediate, and deeply bodily. It moves me, it strikes me, it touches me, it gives me shivers.
Mar 5, 20243 min read
Seeing and being seen: Witnessing and aesthetic response in Expressive Arts
Anything that's witnessed can't remain unchanged - it transforms๐. Someone looking at me or my work turns me into something seen.
Mar 4, 20244 min read
Presence as a process of encounter
The quality of presence enables authentic connections. It is our capacity to engage with the world and respond to what and whom we encounter
Mar 1, 20242 min read
Power of imagination
Imagination helps us to step away from "what is" to envision "what could be". Through imagination, we leave taken-for-granted fixed reality
Feb 28, 20242 min read
Within the frame
In life and work, we encounter frames all the time. Maybe it's your daily routine, setting boundaries with friends, or planning a project.
Feb 27, 20242 min read
Sensory awareness in Expressive Arts: low skill, high sensitivity
The low skill, high sensitivity approach invites you to engage with creative materials through curiosity, sensory awareness, and imagination โ rather than artistic ability. This opens a space where the body, emotions, and inner experience can be heard and expressed.
Feb 26, 20241 min read
Whispers within: Accessing intuition through expressive arts
Discover your authentic self through expressive arts. Explore imagination, peel away limitations, and integrate newfound insights into daily
Jan 29, 20243 min read
Ma (้) - Embracing the unseens: Expressive Arts exploration of the negative space
In our Expressive Arts circle "The Liminal" we entered the invisible presence of ้ (Ma) and inquired about what exists in the negative space
Dec 15, 20232 min read
How art and creative process impact us
My reflections about art, the power of creative process, and the changes it evokes.
Sep 3, 20236 min read
Expressive Arts is an intermodal (Paolo Knill), systemic and resource-oriented approach that integrates simple creative activities with sensory awareness. It combines visual arts, movement, sound, storytelling and creative play to activate multiple senses and modes of imagination โ opening new possibilities for meaning-making.
Expressive Arts is practiced across therapy, counseling, community building, cultural action, education and personal development.
For more details: Expressive Arts: Creative approach to mental health & well-being
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