“We are a people bereft of the language to diagnose what ails us.” This is a quote from Barrett Holmes Pitner. I’m taking it out of context – I just came across it in a book called The Crime Without a Name - Ethnocide and the Erasure of Culture in America. I haven’t finished it yet but so far, it’s excellent. I bring it up today because I think these words also relevant to a regular creative practice. If we lack the language to articulate our inner thoughts, then processing them is difficult, if not impossible. The process of writing forces us to find language – direct or indirect – to express some of these ideas. Others will never translate adequately into words, and this is where other types of creativity come in. We can use various mediums to express ourselves, which is the first step to processing complex emotions. #inmystudio #arttherapy #creativehappylife #artcommunity #mentalhealthmatters (at Albuquerque, New Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgp-hzBuIMl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
