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Broken Hearts, Broken Families, Broken Careers

by Sheila Collins | Sep 19, 2024 | Art & Life, Duality, Family, Gatherings, Grieving, Our Children, Past Events, Personal Stories, The Art of Grieving

A family therapy expert whose name I can’t recall, or I would give him proper credit said something when I was a student in his class that I’ve never forgotten all these years later– “You can never be rid of anyone, (and I would add, anything) that you have ever...

Honoring Our Deceased Loved Ones

by Sheila Collins | Aug 15, 2024 | Community, Family, Gatherings, Health, Health and Wellness, Our Children, Past Events, Personal Stories, The Art of Grieving

Each death of a loved one has its own set of circumstances and presents its own challenges as far as grieving is concerned. But the death of a child is considered by many the most difficult grief assignment that life can hand us. It seems against the natural order,...

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...

What’s in This Time of Year?

by Sheila Collins | Aug 1, 2024 | Art & Life, Community, Family, Gatherings, Our Children, Personal Stories, Poems, Women, Girls & the Feminine, Writing

As we turn the page to the month of August, I note that August is what summer is known for. The month of hot, dry, weather broken up sometimes by extended draught, or late afternoon thunderstorms – weather that provokes lethargy sometimes referred to as the “dog days...

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.

Broken Hearts, Broken Families, Broken Careers

Honoring Our Deceased Loved Ones

Craft, Memories and the Art of Grieving

What’s in This Time of Year?

An Art of Grieving Dream Becomes a Reality

Practicing the Art of Grieving

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