WELCOME TO ART FOR EMOTION
Art for Emotion explores the impact of creative expression and therapeutic art techniques for those with chronic illness and neurodivergence.
HI, I'M HEATHER
For the majority of my life, I used art as a form of personal expression and a way to deal with the emotional dysregulation that comes with mental illness and trauma.
After working as a freelance artist and designer for the majority of a decade, I fell ill with a chronic physical illness for which there is no cure. I made the difficult decision to place client work on hold and pour all my energy into feeling well again.
Now, I am utilizing my passion for art as a form of creative healing to facilitate my recovery. Managing my symptoms through a combination of wellness practices and therapeutic art techniques has greatly improved my quality of life. With time, I hope to return to my career as a commission artist and explore opportunities in the art therapy space.
In this blog, you can follow along on my journey to a new version of wellness and discover how I find hope and healing through art - and how you can, too.