Art and Art Therapy of Papermaking - Material, Methods, and Applications

The Art and Art Therapy of Papermaking: Material, Methods, and Applications provides a comprehensive collection about the contemporary practices, media, and value of hand papermaking as social engagement, art therapy, and personal voice.

List of contents

Introduction PART I: Papermaking as Social Engagement 1. Making Paper Mean Something: Socially Engaged Art with Content-Specific Fibers 2.Pulp, Pull, Press, and Print: Engaging with Papermaking in Community Art Workshops 3. Paper as Praxis PART II: Papermaking as Art Therapy 4. Adaptations and Modifications for Therapeutic Hand Papermaking 5.Papermaking Transformation in an Art Therapy Curriculum 6. Voices of the Bereaved: Papermaking for Processing Grief and Loss PART III: Papermaking as Personal Voice 7.Papermaker Reflections: Stories of Change, Growth, and Creativity 8.Future Thoughts and Directions

About the author

Drew Luan Matott is a Master Papermaker and Founder and Director of the Peace Paper Project with expertise in using papermaking as a form of social engagement and community activism.
Gretchen M. Miller is a Registered Board Certified Art Therapist and Advanced Certified Trauma Practitioner.

Summary

The Art and Art Therapy of Papermaking: Material, Methods, and Applications provides a comprehensive collection about the contemporary practices, media, and value of hand papermaking as social engagement, art therapy, and personal voice.

Product details

• Authors: Ew Miller Matott
• Assisted by: Drew Matott (Editor), ew Matott (Editor), Gretchen Miller (Editor), Miller Gretchen (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.09.2023
• EAN: 9781032106236
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3210623-6
• No. of pages: 212
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Occupational Therapy, Psychotherapy, Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama), Creative therapy / Expressive therapies