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Art Therapists Speak Materials, Nona Orbach
Art therapists in Israel held a conference in 2024, dedicated to materials. A lecture, a panel, workshops, and an installation of...
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Needle and paper, Roberta Pucci
Tic-tic-tic-tic-tic-tic… A needle taps over and over on a sheet of paper, each stroke piercing it. The action focuses on a specific area,...
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Acrylic Paint - The Spirit of Matter, Orbach and Galkin, 1997
Neora Zigler, art teacher Medium Characteristics Acrylic paint is a new painting medium that became commercial in the 1950s. It comes in...
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This post is not about tomatoes - Jéferson Diogo de Oliveira Santos
The crickets sing a melody that indicates that night is coming. There is a constancy, as if breathing were permanent, keeping the music...
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Joiners – Dividers in art therapy -Nona Orbach
Art connectors, adhesives, and accumulations as a prism of the soul in times of trauma. Joiners, Dividers, and Measuring Tools are a...
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Nest in my pocket - Efrat Dekel
In March 2025, I took part in a supervision group for therapists. We were invited to create a container, a three-dimensional structure...
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Pastels - The Spirit of Matter, Orbach and Galkin, 1997
11 years 11-year-old child Medium Characteristics Powdery pastels are made of color pigments. The chalks come in various degrees of...
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Michael - 12.5 years-old
There's something magical about a sandbox—you have no limits. When you play in a sandbox, you can create an entire world of princesses...
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A Walk in the Park / Yifat Golan Arav
We are both walking along the path in the park. We only come to the park on weekday mornings, when there are fewer people. You don’t like...
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Fusing Images - Rakefet Hadar
Creating a Collage with the “Soul Pages” Method Eleven years ago, one of the most difficult periods of my life, I was just beginning...
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Chocolate in Art Therapy - Moran Yotvat Rudnik
Sensory, Emotional, Familial, and Historical Material A sensation of cool solidity gradually yields to body heat. The texture softens,...
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A mound – Adi Hilbuch-Tamir
When she passed away, we lost ourselves in her art room. Piles of drawings and paintings heaped on top of each other Of all sizes and...
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Foo-Foo Has Passed Away, RIP - Moran Yotvat
Unconditional love . I am eight and a half years old. I’m returning from school to the village using the shuttle like I used to every...
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Clay - The Spirit of Matter - Orbach and Galkin, 1997
Ashdoda Figurine, Ashdod, Israel, 12th century BCE2, Israel Meuseum, Jerusalem Medium Characteristics Clay is a natural medium...
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Judith Siano - The Box Opens
The Botanisierbüchse my mother gave me (photo by Ami Siano) Found I walked the woodland, A lonesome man To look for nothing- That was my...
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“Lest My Death Become Routine”
Addressing Violence Against Women Through Dramatherapy Prof. Susana Pendzik, Dr. Nurit Roness-Raushbach, Dr. Dovrat Harel, Meira...
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A traditional Japanese dancer - Iori Kolar
Kyoto path Encountering Nona Orbach and her world of art therapy has frankly had many ripple effects on me – her love of Kyoto and...
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Grandma of iron and embroidery - Yifat Kates
My job at Grandma Onyo’s home in Petach Tikva was to open the door to the customers who brought items for “artistic repair.” Grandma sat...
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Oil Crayons - The Spirit of Matter - Orbach and Galkin, 1997
Medium Characteristics Oil pastels look like colored sticks wrapped in paper. They feel soft, oily, creamy, and pliable. They soften even...
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Drawing Pens - The Spirit of Matter - Orbach and Galkin, 1997
Drawing pens produce a fine line. Different amounts of pressure will result in some control over the nature and thickness of the line....
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