#arttherapyfirstaid

Rachel Rae Sabine (27/3/2020) “Man or Woman? No! Agender!” Posca Pens on Canvas. Melbourne, Australia. The first week of lockdown was very challenging for me. I lost jobs, struggled with not being able to see friends or family, my routine … Read More

Jay Sterling. (03.04.2020). Acrylic on board. 32×47. USA. Painting I done for my neighbour who is a frontline nurse and a absolute angel.

Lesbia Centeno (25/03/2020). My art work is titled “Solitude”. It is painted in water colour and  pencil on paper sheet; then I glued it on cardboard for supporting. Size: 14cms x 9,5cms. In these times of social isolation many people … Read More

LR – 10 years old- 25th March 2020. Zoom Art Therapy session using Whiteboard drawing tool. This was our first session since COVID restrictions had come in and working with Zoom together.My client talked and then together we had a … Read More

Eileen O’Sullivan (24 March 2020), “Series: Connecting with others – 1: Dr.Rosie Plunkett”,  21.0 x 29.7cm, Marker on Paper, Dublin Ireland.  Away from work, out of routine, out of contact with friends, I used drawing as a way to keep focused. … Read More

Conny Weyrich, (Dates of making left to right: 19/3/2020, 29/3/2020, 31/3/2020). “Collage of Calm”. Photo of three collages – magazine images, found word poems. HxW 20cm x 50cm. Melbourne, Australia. On 16th March 2020, I began a daily process of … Read More

Ruth Rathjen-Duffton. (29/03/20). “Baby waiting while supports dwindle”. Approx size 5 feet by 3 feet. Australia. My daughter and I did this… we started when I was going to be allowed as a birth partner…finished when she found out I couldn’t … Read More

Samantha Hickman, (March 2020). “Take it slow”. 28.5cm x 21cm. Materials: Collage. Location: Bath, UK. Collage is a calming method I utilize to explore, organize, and reframe scattered thoughts and feelings. Creating through found images helps me to focus and … Read More

Kenn Thomas. “Pandemic”. (2020). 12″ by 16″. Media: collage. Location: Georgia USA. Thanks

Maggie Date AThR. 19.03.2020. Ink, water, posca pen on A4 paper. Melbourne, Australia. The background was created in a dance class as I played with mediums as they made their marks. The next day I returned and found the beginnings … Read More

Shannon Bradley, ATR-BC, LCATArtist and art therapist in NYC.  shannonbradleylcat.com “Riding the waves…” 11 x 14 oil pastel drawing. The metaphor of emotions as waves really resonates for me, especially right now. Fear, grief, despair, gratitude, love, uncertainty, relief, gratitude, more … Read More

Abby Oxford. Created 3/24/20. “Ode to Holding Space” 4×6”,  mixed media on paper. Pennsylvania, USA.This piece represents holding space for both ourselves and clients. It serves as a reminder for self care and reflection. 

Lesbia Centeno. (26/3/2020). My art work is titled Glimmer of Hope. It is painted in water colour, pencil and pastel stick on cardboard. Size: 20cms x 13,5cms. In these days of home confinement my bedroom has become my art workshop … Read More

Tara Patwardhan Kalra. Mother Earth Goes Inwards. A4 size – pens and pencils on drawing paper. Mother Earth is everything to all of us. She is the giver of life and the preserver of all of creation. It is her … Read More

Sarah Foley (March 24), title: Form Created.27cm x 32cm, wool, cotton, natural wood, Essendon. This artwork was made after a period of not feeling able to create, due to feeling overwhelmed. Once beginning, this piece, I felt calmer, feeling my … Read More

Jiancong (Eric) Zhang, Art Therapist/Artist.10cm x 12cm (Pagoda Tree/Photograph): Origami paper on round cork coaster. Melbourne During the COVID-19 lock down, all my volunteer works have stopped and classes have been cancelled. Ever since then, I have been self-isolating myself … Read More

Alanah Jarvis, from Melbourne Australia. This piece is now called ‘Time,’ made in March 2020.  Living in isolation has been tricky, the anxiety of thinking we’re wasting time, how am I going to keep the two toddlers entertained & busy … Read More

Artist name: Anja Zimmermann, (March 17, 2020). “Home office day 2”. Photo. Netherlands. Now that we all work at home to prevent the spread of corona virus, I use the space to withdraw more into nature. It is still cold … Read More

Donika Fazliu. (16/03/2020) ‘We rise, We fall, We rise again’ 20cmx10cmCollage; oil crayon, ink, paper, board, glue, eucalyptus leaves. location: Melbourne My bubble of reality had just burst in regards to the seriousness of Covid-19, I was highly anxious when … Read More

Tulin Bedri (24.03.20) I am a UK based art therapist. I am currently in France where strict lockdown procedures are in place. I did this sketch/ painting a couple of days ago. I reflected on how the red brick wall … Read More

Jessika Behnecke26/3/2020Walking Towards the Light27cm x 38cmAcrylic, soft pastels + pen An intuitive art piece focusing on hope in our current crisis…’Walking towards light, opportunity + faith. Sending light out into the world and leaving the darkness behind’.

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

Connie Burns. 2020. Oil Pastel on paper. A4. connieburns.com.au I am a current art therapy student with IKON here in Victoria , Australia. Although, I have been an independent practicing artist for 25 yrs. All my work has been based on my … Read More

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

Alana Stewart, AThR. It is oil pastels. Made on 21/3/20. In a small a5 sketchbook. Outer suburbs Melbourne, Australia. I was feeling worried about the growing cases of covid-19 in Australia and what will happen to our community. I got out … Read More