Healing through art in community
My Healing Process
I am ceramic sculptor and writer. I work with survivors of sexual trauma to heal and be healed. Creating art has been a pivotal part of my healing journey. As I began to confront my past and heal, I turned to art. Clay willingly accepted my emotions, and my writing gave me a way to express what I couldn’t say out loud. My hope is that sharing my art might help someone else feel less alone. My healing journey has shown me that I am not alone and I don’t need to be.
Survivor Forest
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Survivor Forest
My art has been a powerful part of my healing journey. It’s a space where I can go to process my feelings, get them out in clay and truly be happy. I have always wanted to find a way to share this with other survivors. I now work with other survivors to tell their tree story and then I create it in clay. Together we will build a forest!
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Petal Project
I created yellow rose petals to represent friendship and care for fellow survivors. Each yellow rose petals has an engraved declaration.
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Storyteller
I was not a writer. I never set out to be a writer. And yet, I am writer or perhaps more of a storyteller! I began journaling as way to process my trauma. And from there emerged my writing side. Sometimes my writing inspires a clay piece and sometimes the other way around. Check out my poetry and my ceramic sculptures - my stories.