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The Arts and Collective Grieving

by Sheila Collins | Nov 14, 2024 | Art & Life, Book Excerpts, book promotion, Gatherings, Grieving, Institutional Loss, Personal Stories, The Art of Grieving, the Big Body

Collective grief is stimulated by large scale losses and tragedies, some impacting people and communities far from the initial ground zero of the event. I began putting together the material for my current book during the lock down phase of COVID when most everyone’s...

The Impact of an Art Image on the Art of Grieving

by Sheila Collins | Oct 17, 2024 | Art & Life, Book Excerpts, book promotion, Community, Grieving, Publications, The Art of Grieving, Writing

Most communication, especially for teachers and writers involves finding the right words. As a therapist whose first profession was as a dancer, I often use expressive arts to help people connect with the creative side of themselves and to help process the experiences...

Help Resolve the Grief of Releasing Creative Projects

by Sheila Collins | Oct 10, 2024 | Art & Life, Book Excerpts, book promotion, Community, Duality, Publications, Writing

If your work is in a so called, “creative field” you may already be familiar with the type of loss that I am focusing on today. For writers, performance artists, designers of various types that engage in projects requiring intense dedication and a considerable length...

Perspectives in Grief and Art

by Sheila Collins | Aug 29, 2024 | Art & Life, book promotion, Celebrations, Community, Dances, Gatherings, Grieving, Improvisation, Personal Stories, The Art of Grieving

Our perspective is our attitude or way of regarding something. This generally is based on our experiences and the information we have about the topic. Last spring, when I was introduced to some people who were members of a book club, one of the people in the group who...

An Art of Grieving Dream Becomes a Reality

by Sheila Collins | Jul 18, 2024 | Art & Life, book promotion, Celebrations, Community, Family, Gatherings, Grieving, Personal Stories, Publications, The Art of Grieving, Women, Girls & the Feminine, Writing

Ever since my new book, The Art of Grieving launched on May 16th magical synchronicities have been occurring. I had mentioned to longtime friend and art gallery owner Lauren Saba that I’d like to return sometime this summer to my former hometown and do a book...

Practicing the Art of Grieving

by Sheila Collins | Jun 27, 2024 | Art & Life, Book Excerpts, book promotion, Celebrations, Community, Dances, Family, Gatherings, Grieving, Personal Stories, Publications

My husband and I woke up in afterglow this morning. With help from members of the InterPlay based troupe SoulPrint Players, we performed to a near sellout audience last night at a small black box theater in Atlanta. Major themes were from my new book, The Art of...

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Learn the Many, Magical Ways Art Transforms Grieving!

(No art skills required.)

Loss is inevitable, yet too often we bury our grief, pretending we're OK when we're not.

In my new book (COMING SOON), I'll share some uncommon notions about grief and how the arts, and art-making, have transformative powers that take us to the heart of the matter.

The Arts and Collective Grieving

The Impact of an Art Image on the Art of Grieving

Help Resolve the Grief of Releasing Creative Projects

Perspectives in Grief and Art

An Art of Grieving Dream Becomes a Reality

Practicing the Art of Grieving

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