For the last 3 months or so, l have been having really bad nights because l am not sleeping...come 5am and l can then go to sleep...very weird! Hence during the day l am so tired and fight to stay awake, not good when you are trying to work as well. Anyway, the other night or should l say morning, l got up and decided to do a journal spread about being awake, tired, cross, dizzy, angry, frustrated, lonely and so much more! I did the writing and the sheep very quickly, then realised it was very childlike. I even painted it with a childlike movement. I didn't really realise this until l had almost finished. I don't particually like this image but l have done my own Art Threapy session at 4am in the morning! "Therapist heal thyself" comes to mind! Ha!
As you can see from this image , l am not a tidy worker! but l enjoy making a mess! Perhaps that's why my family say l really only 4 years old!!!!
As you maybe able to see, l wrote a lot about how l felt and how sleep wouldn't come and why people take sleeping tablets and get addicted to them! It would be sooooooo easy, especially as l have an additive personality! Then l decided, actually there were certain words that stood out and l found myself putting them inside circles..almost like thought bubbles, without really thinking about it!...and covering up all the other words.
This is just a closer view of some of the words you can still see.
The whole process of creating this was very theraputic and l hope it will help people to see Art Therapy is not how good your art is, it's the process that counts.
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Hi lovely to hear from you again !
I'm usually awake around 2.30 and by five I really sleep so am groggy for get up at seven ! Luckily my husband gets up first.
I've been thinking of getting some friends round for a glue & stick party - what ever they fancy - one is suffering from depression & one is going through a marriage break up.
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