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Grief at the Holidays

by Sheila Collins | Nov 28, 2024 | Art & Life, book promotion, Celebrations, Community, Environment, Family, Gatherings, Grieving, Our Children, The Art of Grieving

As the holidays approach, the subject of Grief becomes more common in articles, social media posts and advice columns. And for good reason. These special days of family celebration can be reminders of who will not be at the table this year. And perhaps as the...

Reentry

by Sheila Collins | Nov 21, 2024 | Art & Life, Celebrations, Community, Duality, Environment, Gatherings, Grieving, Health and Wellness, Personal Stories, Rituals, Spirtuality, Women, Girls & the Feminine

We’re finally getting the rain we’ve needed all summer which keeps me from my usual slow withdrawal from the outdoors as I return to Pittsburgh from the piney woods of east Texas. The fall women’s retreat was later than usual this year, and I needed it more than...

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...

Craft, Memories and the Art of Grieving

by Sheila Collins | Aug 8, 2024 | Art & Life, Celebrations, Community, Family, Gatherings, Grieving, Health and Wellness, Past Events, Personal Stories, Story-telling, The Art of Grieving

Last May, after writing and publishing a book on how art and artmaking help us grieve, I learned of the opening of the Contemporary Craft Museum’s art exhibit, Hereafter. I attended the opening which featured 13 regional artists exploring the themes of grief, mourning...

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...

The Art of Collaboration in Art

by Sheila Collins | Jul 11, 2024 | Celebrations, Community, Environment, Gatherings, Noteworthy men, Personal Stories

The headlines tout the value of the not-to-be-missed art exhibit, “Pittsburgh Meets New York at The Frick Art Museum.” The Frick is smaller than the Carnegie, built on the property of the Frick family home where they lived before moving to New York. The purchases for...

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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.

Grief at the Holidays

Reentry

Perspectives in Grief and Art

Craft, Memories and the Art of Grieving

An Art of Grieving Dream Becomes a Reality

The Art of Collaboration in Art

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