Victoria Martinez, (25/03/2020), “ Time of Regenerative Consciousness”. 22.9cm x 30.5cm on Bristol-Vellum surface, Graphic Markers, Canberra ACT. My image is a response to what I had visualised during my morning meditation. Creating an image after meditating helps ground me. … Read More
Author Archives: Carla
Global Mind Connection
Kerstin Hilke. (21.01,20). Germany. I am an Art Therapist normally working with two another colleges in our small studio in Göttingen, Germany (www.kleine-muk.de). But we are not allowed to visit there at the moment, our painting groups are also locked … Read More
Professional Development and Supervision Studio are ON – online – PLUS PD 2 for 1 tough times special offer.
There are already bookings for ALL of my Professional Development and Supervision Studio days for the whole year – just fantastic! Thank you all for your interest and participation. It is wonderful to feel the growing sense of a supportive … Read More
‘Seeing her stories: Finding a place in the landscape of art therapy literature’ – my recent article.
This month I was thrilled to be published in ANZJAT – the peer reviewed Art Therapy journal of the Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association, and deeply honoured when I saw that my article had been chosen … Read More
‘Crone’s catharsis’
Chrissy Foreman. Monday 23rd March, 2020.Acrylic pens and watercolour brush in sketchbook. 32 cm x 12 cm.Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. Something keeping me sane and grounded during this time is art journaling. I sit on my front deck, meditate in any way … Read More
‘New perspective’
Chrissy Foreman. Wednesday 25th March, 2020.Ink pen and crayon in watercolour sketchbook. 16 cm X 12 cm.Redcliffe, Queensland Australia. Then this morning I woke up, and there was a little bit of space inside me. I went for a walk … Read More
Kinder than Before
Donna McDonald ‘Kinder than Before’ (after a poem by Donna Ashworth) 20cms x 14cms (large postcard size); gouache on jasart paper. Albion, Brisbane. I’ve set up a Messenger chat-group with my close friends, ‘Cheerful Covid Captives’. We exchange Covid-inspired memes, jokes, … Read More
Fallen Gum Leaves
Carla van Laar, (18/02/20), “Fallen Gum Leaves”. Dimensions Height 28cm x Width 18cm, ink, pastel and acrylic paint on canvas, Inverloch. These gum leaves fell on the out door table and seemed the perfect subject matter to sit with and … Read More
Community Exhibition – “COVID-19 Lock Down Art”, you are invited to participate!
Artists and Art Therapists are rising to the challenge of COVID-19 Lock Down by making art! I have created a gallery on my website as a free and dedicated space where you can exhibit your artwork, and we can together … Read More
Art Therapy First Aid update: the national tour, and the move to online.
Looking back on the happy pictures taken only a few weeks ago during the first week of March, I already experience a strange new wistfulness and an awareness of how incredible the timing of these gatherings was. How very special … Read More
“Getting Creative with Trauma – Part 1”
“Getting Creative with Trauma: Part 1”is coming up soon on Sunday 26th April. This professional development workshop was fully booked last year – please register now to ensure your place! Gain confidence in using creative responses within a trauma informed … Read More
Heide Gallery curators request an Art Therapy perspective for Joy Hester’s biography
On Tuesday 11th February I admit to being delighted as I met with Heide Gallery’s two wonderful curators, Lesley Harding and Kendrah Morgan. I had made contact with them expressing my support and interest in their programming for 2020, especially … Read More
Supervision Studio begins in Brunswick
The first Supervision Studio launched on Sunday 16th February at Brunswick Mechanics Institute. Supervision Studio draws on inspiration from a range of sources. For those of you who completed a Master of Creative Arts Therapy at RMIT, you might remember … Read More
ART THERAPY FIRST AID – MOMENTUM
The Art Therapy First Aid workshops have been warmly embraced by the Art Therapy community. After the first workshop in January, I was invited to run a second workshop in Geelong. Forty art therapists have already attended the workshops, and … Read More
‘Women of the World’ exhibition NYC
Bringing together artworks by 400 women painters from around the world, the mission of this exhibition is close to my heart! I was thrilled to be invited to participate by my Linkedin colleague, Carly Aguilera, Director of the ‘South Art … Read More
ART THERAPY FIRST AID FUNDRAISING PD WORKSHOPS
Firstly, my heart felt condolences for the losses suffered by so many people, animals, plants and places. Like many others, my first reaction, on hearing that a place I love has been burned, was shock and disbelief. This was soon … Read More
“Earth. Art. Ocean” Whole Health Eco, Art and Surf Therapy PD Beach Retreat 20th – 22nd March 2020
The first Therapy for Therapists Professional Development and Self Care retreat of the new decade is right here at home in Victoria’s Sandy Point! This eco and whole health focused training weekend is a soulful combination of essential knowledge, health … Read More
End of Year Art Sale!
Do you need a little more art in your life? YES! Of course you do! The presence of art enhances life in many ways, with recent studies showing that it can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression and dementia! Read more … Read More
Professional Development for Therapists with Carla 2020 Calendar
“Carla offers the best of all worlds in her training: practical, experiential arts-based processes with an accessible overview of relevant theory to contextualise these practices. She also provides space for reflection and integration of these ideas along with opportunities to … Read More
Launching Supervision Studio 2020
This is the supervision you have been dreaming of! We meet five times a year at the Brunswick Mechanics Institute Studio – a beautiful, light filled room, with timber floors, high ceilings and couches. We use art based and experiential … Read More
Meeting Places: Art based, collaborative goal setting and therapeutic reviews
The first “Meeting Places” PD workshop at CERES on Sunday 25th August 2019 highlighted the values shared by the wonderful group of therapists who attended. Some had travelled from regional Victoria and Tasmania to be there – affirming that finding … Read More
Cultivating Presence and Embodiment through Art Based Practices
Since finishing my Doctoral research – an art based research project into “Seeing her stories”, I became compelled to immediately start sharing what I have learned. I don’t want my findings to just sit on a book shelf, I want … Read More