Clayworks in Art Therapy
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Clayworks in Art Therapy

Plying the Sacred Circle

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Clayworks in Art Therapy

Plying the Sacred Circle

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About This Book

Clay is universally recognized as a medium of creative expression, and it also has great potential for therapeutic application. These two properties of clay are celebrated together in a book that explores the history, theory and techniques of claywork in eliciting therapeutic outcomes. Vignettes and case material explain and expand the text, which interweaves an appreciation of clay in art with many practical suggestions for its use in therapy.

By according equal status to aesthetic outcomes and artistic integrity, the author offers a new and holistic approach to claywork. Practitioners and educators in the fields of therapy and art will find his book to be an essential source of information and ideas.

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Year
2002
ISBN
9781846423185

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Of Related Interest
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Dedication
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Preface
  9. Note on How to Use the Book
  10. 1. Devising the Claywork Experience
  11. 2. Methodology
  12. 3. Clay and its Processes
  13. 4. Alternative Clays
  14. 5. Ceramic Techniques and Processes
  15. 6. Techniques in Figurative Sculpture
  16. 7. Developmental Considerations in Clayworks
  17. 8. Figurative Sculpture and Case Material
  18. 9. Claywork and Group Process
  19. 10. Claywork in the Community
  20. 11. The Ceramic Vessel
  21. 12. The Functional Form in Art Therapy
  22. 13. The Culminating Fire
  23. Glossary
  24. Bibliography
  25. Subject Index
  26. Author Index