99福利视频
by Debbie Schroder
I can鈥檛 seem to stop smiling. I鈥檓 smiling because of my morning 鈥 I went to the Roundhouse, the New Mexico State Capitol Building, to watch Art Therapy intern Todd Nichols speak in the Rotunda. A number of senators and state officials also spoke, but they didn鈥檛 bring art! Todd brought three beautiful prints created by the elders he works with at Sierra Vista. The prints are stunning and worthy of hanging in any gallery. They will now become a part of the Capitol鈥檚 permanent collection.
And Todd鈥檚 speech made it very clear how his art therapy work comes from his heart, well-supported by the research that he鈥檚 done. I want to share some of Todd鈥檚 words which came from a handout he had available by the prints:
The technique of printing was explained, a directive was given to choose a color. Each elder is represented by the color they chose.听Step two; place the medicine cup in the paint and imprint the cup on the paper wherever they felt their color was needed. . . .The elders came and went as the prints evolved. A couple comments were 鈥渢his art making has punch鈥 and another commented 鈥渉ow exciting鈥 the printing was. During the printmaking, songs were sung by the elders, some with words, some hummed a melody and another created her own song that went, Ta, ta, ta, ta. . . . The closure of the session was always done by one particular elder. She would ask to have the prints held up in the window so they could see them in the听sunlight.听. . smiles emerged, light applause was given. The prints are abstract, the definition of what 鈥渇inished鈥 is, was left to the elders. . . A vote was cast by the artists on the most appropriate titles for each print. The titles are: 鈥淪ilver Animal鈥, 鈥淪omething Including Confusion鈥 and 鈥淢ore Conscious Jewels鈥.
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