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| The Putney river with leaves, water sparkles and rowers |
On Sunday I had a lovely morning walking in the sun by the
Putney river (scanning for leaves to press, naturally) to have coffee with my
supervisor from my past placement. It’s
great to see her and hear about art therapy related things. She has a way of bouncing
ideas back so that they seem clearer and somehow more exciting. So now I am
wondering if there could be more arts therapists out there or creative folk
doing other things whilst looking for work, or creative arts therapists who
have been re-employed as other kinds of (non art) therapists.
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| tea and chat |
It is possible to use creative ways to engage with other
kinds of roles so that we keep our professional identity alive. It is early
days in my thinking about this but, so far, alongside my official job at the
moment as a ‘secretary’ in a mental health setting I have recreated my desk as
my ‘studio’, and looked at the office space as a whole from an artistic
perspective. I have found its potential for installation and am thinking of how
I can work with this to bring a subtle, non-intrusive art therapeutic
exhibition to the space.
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| A computer faced robot |
In case you were
wondering, although it might seem like I spend most of the day looking out of
the window and pressing leaves, I am
still doing my regular work. Having these projects on the go nearby helps me
work better as I feel less like a computer faced robot, and more alive and
happy.
I wondered what others do with their art/music/dance
movement/drama therapist identities whilst doing ‘other’ things? As my
supervisor said, there may well be a fair few out there. Let me know!
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