To quote art therapist Pat Allen, “Art is a Way of Knowing,” and for me, there is no greater truth.

I have always known that I could find every answer to every problem in my studio, through some creative practice. My journey in becoming an art therapist has highlighted this even more. This is why I am so grateful to have premiered the first event in the speaker series that I am co-hosting with Dr. Barbara J. Fish, HLM, ATR-BC, ATCS, artist, art therapist, author and educator. “The Artist in the Art Therapist and The Artist in You: Flying with Our Imaginations” was enjoyed by a wonderful, global audience who had an opportunity to benefit from Barbara’s wisdom, way of being, and of course, her powerful art.

Among her many accolades, Barbara is the recent recipient of the American Art Therapy Association’s Honorary Lifetime Membership Award, the association’s highest honor. She is also my greatest life mentor!

Our ongoing series features art therapists from all over the world who will share why – and how – their art-making informs their lives. Most importantly, they will also share how you can do it too. Next month’s event takes place on March 9 2021 at 2 pm, featuring medical art therapist, Jill Mc Nutt, Ph.D., ATR-BC, LPC, ATRL, ATCS. “Inner Seeing, Outer Knowing: Supporting Others through Art-Making” will share the powerful impact of art-making in healthcare – and, on your own well-being. Hope to see you there!

To register, please visit:
https://www.hammondmuseum.org/artist-in-the-art-therapist-march

We are grateful to offer this series through Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden with the help of curator, Bibiana Huang-Matheis,

Yours in hope and healing,

About the Author: Elizabeth

Elizabeth Bryan-Jacobs is a nationally known artist, creativity facilitator and bestselling author, currently pursuing a master’s degree in art therapy. Through her own recipe of art-making, mindfulness and nature, she supports individuals in awakening their inborn creativity. Her combination of practices opens a path inward to inner wisdom and insight that helps transform challenge to change. The result is a greater sense of presence, connection and empowerment, as well as the abiding joy that is the core of the creative process. Elizabeth is also the author of bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul: Count Your Blessings and Soul Models: Transformative Stories of Courage and Compassion. Elizabeth’s passion to share the benefits of creativity, mindfulness and nature inspired her to pioneer Creative Awakenings: Where Spirit Meets Science, a series of innovative, transformational seminars. She has shared Creative Awakenings for nearly two decades, privately and at exclusive venues like Canyon Ranch in Lenox, MA, The Golden Door Spa in San Marcos, CA, the Ojai Valley Spa and Resort as well as with numerous corporations. To support wellness during challenging times, Elizabeth now offers Awakenings Circles. These online, mindfulness-based creativity programs and practices help guests dig deeply on their journey in connecting with what matters most. Elizabeth is a renowned sculptor and artist with works in numerous private and corporate collections, including Dell Children’s Hospital and Healthline Media. Along with her husband, artist Bobby Jacobs, she is also the co-founder of The Spread Your Wings Project, a non-profit devoted to sharing the benefits of community art-making in response to the challenges faced by our nation today. The couple builds massive pairs of angel wings in community with vulnerable populations for fundraising purposes. For more information, visit TheSpreadYourWingsProject.org.