What is the Feathers Project?
Since 2015, I moved from painting full-time to working in the field of mental health. I have always wanted to combine art and therapeutic practice. In 2017, I developed the Feathers Project at a time when I was feeling a lot of self-doubt and hopelessness about the world. I wanted to find a way to counter my strong negativity bias and let some nourishment in.
I used my training in Hakomi somatic therapy, positive neuroplasticity and art therapy to develop the Feathers Project. The process adapts Rick Hanson's HEAL model by including a visual practice. Over the course of a year I made 350 paper feathers, each one capturing a 15 min process of 'taking in the good', and finally wove them into a korowai (Māori for cloak).
Since then I have used this process with face-to-face and online clients working through experiences of grief, depression, anxiety, trauma, and self-doubt.
Read the Story behind the Feathers to find out more about how the feathers process works.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, I am offering a free version of the process to help reduce stress and increase wellbeing (and therefore immune function) during the rāhui or lockdown.
Please contact me if you would like to take part in the free group or for one-on-one sessions.
Gallery
The Feathers Blog
Why Art is Transformative
Working with the Critic
I used my training in Hakomi somatic therapy, positive neuroplasticity and art therapy to develop the Feathers Project. The process adapts Rick Hanson's HEAL model by including a visual practice. Over the course of a year I made 350 paper feathers, each one capturing a 15 min process of 'taking in the good', and finally wove them into a korowai (Māori for cloak).
Since then I have used this process with face-to-face and online clients working through experiences of grief, depression, anxiety, trauma, and self-doubt.
Read the Story behind the Feathers to find out more about how the feathers process works.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, I am offering a free version of the process to help reduce stress and increase wellbeing (and therefore immune function) during the rāhui or lockdown.
Please contact me if you would like to take part in the free group or for one-on-one sessions.
Gallery
The Feathers Blog
Why Art is Transformative
Working with the Critic