Year
2019
Dimensions
15 x15 cm
Technic
Archival digital print with gold leaf on fine art rag with 23 Carat gold leaf
The art of self-care
Working as a creative arts therapist often means receiving and holding others’ emotions. It requires a solid capacity to remain present while witnessing and responding to the multifaceted shapes that pain and suffering can take. This capacity is secured through reflection, supervision and conscious self-care practices.
The conversations with nurses that happened during the 28 HOMAGE workshops were rich and deep in terms of the feelings, emotions and memories that were expressed.
After each workshop, Marie Barincou systematically engaged in her own reflective practice. Having attended and cared for individuals wellbeing who shared their emotions while making their individual paper mâché bowls, she integrated and released her own feelings through these watercolours.
Copyright
©Marie Barincou, All Rights Reserved
Marie Barincou is an international artist and an ANZACATA registered creative arts therapist, She offers multimodal creative workshops and individual art therapy sessions online and locally from Canberra, ACT, Australia, where she is based.
Marie acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the ACT, the Ngunnawal people. She acknowledges and respects their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of the city of Canberra and its region.