Abstract
This chapter describes the practice of environmental arts therapy working in parks and woodland in North London. An emphasis is placed on the geographical spaces used and the process of working indoors and moving outside. A description is given of the Circle of Trees group and the environmental arts therapy training course and considers the continuities and differences experienced when moving one’s creative art therapy practice outdoors. Particular attention is paid to the seasonal changes, the indigenous Celtic cultural knowledge of the tree calendar, and how nature provides visual and sensory experiences that stimulate metaphor, imagination and art responses.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Environmental Arts Therapy |
| Subtitle of host publication | The wild frontiers of the heart |
| Place of Publication | Oxen: New York |
| Chapter | 9 |
| Pages | 137-150 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Publication status | Published - 11 Jan 2020 |
| Event | Attachment and the Arts Conference - British Association of Art Therapists, London, United Kingdom Duration: 14 Nov 2020 → 14 Nov 2020 |
Conference
| Conference | Attachment and the Arts Conference |
|---|---|
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | London |
| Period | 14/11/20 → 14/11/20 |
Keywords
- art therapy out-doors; circle of trees ; metaphoric language; Celtic Ogham tree calendar; seasonal cycles; indigenous knowledge; indigenous cultures; mythic narratives; metaphor