Week Four, Otherwise Known As Art Therapy Week!

So, after exerting all my energy on last week's project, what could this week's possibly be? Well, that's easy, it's...

PAINTING

See? Art Therapy. This week was Painting without a brush! I was completely clueless for this week until one of my teacher's started getting all philosophical and I ended up delving into my past! So, as a basic explanation, when I was a little younger, I was always happy. Always. But, as things such as stress and work and general sadness started piling up on me, I started feeling upset and down a lot more often. Being the moron I am, I tried continually to push on through with my happy persona and to continue always being happy. Which meant I was breaking down more often because it is so hard to act happy when you've got a dam of negative emotions that's already bursting. So, to use a line from a song as my way of breaking this all down: "You make it hard to smile 'Cause you make it hard to breathe." I was choking myself. I kept beating myself up every time I was upset, which made things worse in the long run. It really felt like I was tying my noose tighter while trying to choke out a smile. Hence the picture. As for how I did it, I had a basic idea down on paper for what I wanted, got the colours I needed and just dipped my hands in. I figured since this piece was extremely personal to me, what better way to show that than by using my own hands for it!

The Design Sheet

It looks cluttered and messy and was a damn good representation of what my life felt like at that point in time. This week really was Art Therapy! I also got the chance to work into some of my life drawings, which was an interesting experience.