FORUMS

Connect with people who understand what you are going through, seek advice and surround yourself with support. We're free, anonymous, and professionally moderated 24/7.

  • 47,612Members
  • 1,358,869Posts
  • 1,400,000Visitors
Social space

Art to recentre me

Art to recentre me

I really enjoy art, and it helps to recentre me. I love to express myself through a myriad of different art forms, resin, crochet, soap making, candle making, jewellery making, making cards and potpourri. I especially love working with essential oils and fragrant oils to make candles and soaps, scented sprays. I fall in love with the different scents!

Im a hopeless painter and hopeless at drawing and could not put graphite to paper and sketch an image to save myself. I also have one of those funky Cricut makers (ridiculous price tag) so can add logos to shirts, and do stuff like add print to mugs. I usually gift people home-crafted things for birthdays and things.

Was just wondering if others on here enjoy different art forms as a “means of self expression?” And does it help you at all? I really want to try something new, such as mosaics. Open to any suggestions?

21 replies

21 - 21 of 21

In response to: Art to recentre me

Re: Art to recentre me

When I am creating art it means I am doing well (mental health wise) But it's a chicken or the egg situation. Am I doing well because I'm doing art or am I doing art because I am well...?

In the past I have done...

Sewing

knitting

crochet

spinning and weaving

woodworking

painting

pottery

natural dyeing

felting

Pottery is great, it's so grounding, meditative and tactile. I did a short course at a local art school. I really wanted to get my own wheel but it was a big commitment and wasn't sure if it was going to stick or not! Interestingly during wheel throwing there is a step called "centering" and well... I think you should take that as a sign! 😉

21 - 21 of 21