FUNletter: 8 Fun Things
Funletter? Yes, because I'm packing it with things I find fun. As an autistic artist and therapist, what I find fun is drastically different.
1. I created a free downloadable booklet: What is Art Therapy? - 17 Interviews with Art Therapists
I asked art therapists the questions I hear most often:
What is art therapy?
How did you decide to become an art therapist?
What are some of your favorite art therapy books?
What do you love about being an art therapist?
What are some of the challenges in being an art therapist?
How do you take care of your own mental well-being?
What advice would you give to recent art therapy graduates?
How would you like to see the art therapy field evolve?
How can someone decide if they'd like to be an art therapist?
My intention with this project was to offer insight into the art therapy world and uplift my fellow art therapists. You can download it for free here.
And fun fact … I painted the cover of the booklet!
2. I finished the book Cradle to Cradle
If you want a book to expand the way you think … I highly recommend it! I started reading it when I was working on environmental project at an artist residency in Iceland (you can see my project, “How can we take care of the earth and ourselves?” here ).
3. I doodled in my journal
I often see artist sketchbooks that are full of beautiful spreads. But sketchbooks can also be wonky and unfinished and messy.
4. I published an essay about the difficulty of reminding people over and over that I’m autistic
You can read it here: I’m tired of saying I’m autistic
5. I picked up the book Art Therapy for Every Day
I highly recommend it for art therapists who are looking for some inspiration for client meetings. I like to read a section prior to a meeting with each client.
6. I wrote a letter for “The wannabe artists who keep torturing themselves”
7. I continued working on my self-portrait that depicts what autism is like for me.
8. I continued sharing my paperback book Life as a Late-Identified Autistic
