“Emotion Box The stains of paint are like scars left by trauma. This box tells the story of survival. The black box represents my body. Hidden inside are my emotions—some heavy, some hopeful. My heart is broken and cries quietly beneath the surface. Words of sadness, pain, disability, injustice, control and suicide sit beside hope, love, light, truth and equality. They all exist together, just as they do within me. The angels remind me that I am never completely alone. My cat

“We never know what we project outside of ourselves. Maybe we understand ourselves through the vector of our own selves. We understand each other through that same self knowledge. Sometimes the bits of ourselves that have hurt us in the past come back out of us as a way of healing.” This participation gave me permission to share #insideoutsidebox #creativeandexperientialtherapies #healingthroughart #artthatheals #artheals

“This is my cis/trans box. The outside is not me and these were words that describe what I was expected to be. The inside is who I am. A pretty fucking princess.” This participant gave me permission to share #insideoutsidebox #transgenderart #transgenderartist #genderidentityexploration #cistrans

“I painted this box black on the outside to represent the front I put on when I meet people. Even though I’m a people pleaser, I put up a tough exterior. Inside, I chose a purple glittery colour because I can be eccentric, but that depends on how I am feeling. There are a few things on the inside that are on the outside, as I know some people see me how I feel about myself.” This participant gave me consent to share #insideoutsidebox #creativeandexperientialtherapies #artisth

“The outside is all the things I don’t like about how people perceive me. The inside is the real me that some people come to know.“ This...