Pathcarvers began over five years ago. When we started, we thought, quite early on, that having a carving club would be a great way of bringing some of the local carvers together and hopefully creating a group where everyone could get together and share skills and stories. Encourage the more experienced carvers to help the…
Category: mental health
Subsidised course spaces
The act of making is an incredibly therapeutic thing. When you have a knife and a piece of wood in your hands, the world fades away into a meditative silence. Our founder JoJo Wood Craft has spoken for years about how this can really help mental health, and many other people agree.We want to give something back,…
Art and Music Therapy for teens
Music and art are increasingly being used as tools for therapy for high school students who have faced trauma — from sexual abuse to homelessness — and have been proven to help students cope, both physically and psychologically. Read more here
100 art therapy exercises
A useful list of 100 art therapy exercises. http://intuitivecreativity.typepad.com/expressiveartinspirations/100-art-therapy-exercises.html
The Way Glassblowing Improved Mental Health of One Artist
An article on how Kazuki Takizawa used the art of glassblowing to express his thoughts and emotions The Way Glassblowing Improved Mental Health of One Artist
The Importance of self care
Carers of people need care too… The Importance of self care
Art and Mental Health – Gallery
artwork – Anne Corris https://www.theguardian.com/society/gallery/2008/sep/24/mental.health.art