01/16/2026
Jan 2026
CW- palliative care work
With this new Gregorian calendar year, I've started working/completing placement hours in a new setting for my art therapy program. On Wednesday afternoons I spend time on a palliative care ward of a hospital.
I've surprised myself... I'm not as afraid as I thought I would be.
I have my own stuff around mortality, primarily my own, which dogged me all through my 20s.
20yrs out from that terrified, newly minted adult, with art therapist training under my belt, my ability to navigate the heavy, the sad, the real, is surprising... Mostly just to me, from what my beloveds tell me 😅
So, my artwork for the next while may be a bit heavy, maybe a bit nostalgic, maybe hopeful, and maybe a bit sad. But it's a practice, it's a process, and a place to put my experiences so I don't carry them around unnecessarily. These pieces document the first two weeks of my new placement.
The last piece is my latest piece, and is also my favorite piece. It's acrylic marker, Beam paints, the smudged ash of sweetgrass, and white acrylic felt tipped pen. The layers are so cathartic, the process quite serene.
I think I'm learning a lot these days.
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