“Step one was a mess of paint mixed in to get a goopy brown base with a lot of texture forming. There was enough paint on the canvas for me to be able to take another small canvas and cover that as well with just like the excess (I’ll work on the smaller one at some point but it’s primed now). Step two was a rough brush to get some deeper tones in a few choice places, again just for texture, this time something approximating grains. Third step involved inventing a few techniq

“This artwork was inspired by my difficult friend, Monstera adansonii (Swiss Cheese Plant), which I struggled to keep alive. I added more holes to it because I wished it had more. I coloured it purple based on an alien creature called Avali.” This participant gave me consent to share #arttherapy #artstherapy #artpsychotherapy #artspsychotherapy #naturearttherapy #artastherapy #artistherapy

“I found a leaf on my way to therapy and wanted to incorporate it into a piece of art. I got these three prints from the gelli plate and...

“It's a set of lungs illustrating the need for a balanced environment (sea, beach, trees, mountains, snow, clouds and sunshine) to be,...