Art and Mental Health
Hopefully, my readers know I write about both my art and mental health resources. If you are a new reader, well, there you have it – here at the “…Studios” you will get a little of both of my Gemini sides! With today’s post about my new online art gallery.
Helping Readers Navigate
I’ve tried to clarify about doing both art and mental health in my blogs over the past year. Still, I figured, subscribers and guests need an easier way to view my art.
New Online Art Gallery
As a result, I am unveiling my new online art gallery. The gallery is divided into six curated collections:
- Coastal Collection: abstract collage landscapes and other coastline art.
- Cozy Cabin: all things cabin and cozy!
- House and Home: interiors and exteriors in a variety of media.
- Fall and Farm: scenes from the Upstate New York countryside.
- Patterns: showcasing my vintage Apple Trees and Cores pattern and
- The Whimsicals: vintage pen and ink with watercolor characters.
While I currently work with recycled fabric and paper collage, each collection contains art I created using other media too. These include watercolor, acrylic, and mixed media.
Art and Mental Health
Viewing art is good for our mental health. Recently, I did this while visiting my sister in Boston. She treated my other sister and me to a day at the Museum of Fine Arts. Studies show that looking at art can can improve our mental health. This includes stress relief, improving mood, enhancing creativity, give a sense of relief, and improve social connections. Our “sisters trip” to the museum definitely improved our connections. We hadn’t done anything together with just “the sisters” since we were kids! Not only were we treated to the art, but we learned more about each other in the process.
Which is Your Favorite?
I hope you enjoy a look around my gallery. In “Comments,” I’d love to hear which is your favorite collection or art work. Or tell about your experience with art and mental health.
If you are interested in any of the art, email me at alis@awsstudios.art
As always, enjoy and thanks for reading –
