… Lisa remembers and shares a creative prompt inspired by a yoga and visualization experience.

… creating photo collages based on the theme “I Am Here” can prompt or cue our thoughts to revisit affirming moments .. to resource, to remind and to replenish our resiliency…

What do you feel like creating? Sometimes, we just need quick inspiration. This in-progress resource page I have created on my website can be used as an idea-generator or visual prompt for personal art-making and/or art therapy work with clients.

In such a colourful season… relax, explore your surroundings and create an autumn narrative through photo collages…

Sharing …. Nature as object… with my Pappus treasure (or seed head)… while exploring nature as backdrop during a Saturday morning stroll through the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington.

… Discovering photos that can reflect moments of your week can gently remind you to be present, grateful, and bring awareness to ALL of the moments of interwoven and meaningful experiences.

An Invitation for you to step outdoors and gather freshly fallen leaves to create eco-art. In this transformative season partner with time and the elements of nature as co-creators!

“As an eco-conscious art therapist, I always want to be mindful of the impact I have on the Earth as an artist – and I’m sure you do too! I’d like to introduce you to two potential ways of respectfully processing your old pieces of artwork without contributing to the destruction of the natural world”. - Taylor

Witnessing and capturing snapshots of seasonal garden or individual plant changes can connect us to ourselves and the cycles of life, nature and transformation…

Buddha boards can be a creative tool to promote relaxation through the soothing motion of brush strokes and gentle repetition and mark making. They can be woven into mindfulness moments and grounding exercises in your home or studio space.

This creative prompt is about noticing the spring shadows of new and old growth in their interwoven and symbiotic relationship. Last year’s twigs and leaves nurturing the soil and protecting the tender emerging spring plants peaking out of their dark and quiet winter caves as part of this transformative season and cycle…

Just an invitation to connect with the heart image this month. The heart shape is such a simple yet powerful image and universal symbol. Themes such as gratitude, love, loss or sadness can be contemplated, explored and meditated upon … through ‘noticing’ heart forms in your home… out in nature… through creating heart related artwork, writing, assemblage or found art and personal narratives…

As the world around me has been blanketed and transformed by layers upon layers of snow, my reflections around silence and stillness have been gently nurtured and brought to mind . Those initial moments upon stepping outdoors and viewing the untouched setting where everything is coated and serene, have prompted and encouraged my individual moments of quiet stillness…

I invite you to gather decorative natural items and create for yourself (or someone else) a nature corsage or boutonnière. This personal eco-art prompt is a fun way to celebrate nature in the moment, spend time being creative outdoors and honour yourself with a nature gift!

Sharing images below to inspire potential art-making. Glistening frost crystals and light dustings of snow can create such lovely and delicate outlines, patterns and textures in the winter garden. Before the snow completely blankets and transforms outdoor florals and greenery into their winter sleep states, the concentration of frozen dew highlights leaf and petal edges and sharpens colours in quite a vibrant and dynamic fashion.

This creative prompt is about noticing on a sunny day how light plays with the landscape around us. When we step into nature’s spotlight and that compositional frame is established, we can view the contrast of lit and shadowed images, the dance of silhouetted forms and the change, shifts and movements of dappled sunlight.

… This is an invitation to focus in on ordinary items and spend some time noticing the understated or subtle beauty these objects provide us when we take the time to really observe - the colours, shapes, lines, textures, patterns and marks. Visual offerings.

Doodling Part 2… Just add more lines and fun colours!

Doodling like the ‘three-line’ doodle and this ‘stained-glass effect’ doodle are structured doodles that can aid with relaxation through straight forward prompts and repetition of line, form and colour.

Do you doodle? … Doodling is a way to relax and unwind and studies show that doodling can actually help you focus.

Spring is here! Sharing a creative prompt and pandemic story. This is an invitation to engage with art, nature and a little line drawing. Flowers can generate ideas for playful drawing, especially when exploring lines, shapes and patterns.

…Providing a current listing of blog stories and categories so you can select the creative prompts and topics of interest. This is a gentle and encouraging invitation to participate in the AP Connections Blog in various ways. You Decide. Share your Creativity. Engage. Make Your Mark. Connect with Others…

… We often don’t need to search for or rediscover these words. They powerfully exist within our day to day. They are the signposts of our lives . These words are often within reach when we need them the most whether embedded in our memory for quick review, displayed in our work or home spaces, or privately treasured in a special place for private viewing…

… Engage in a reflective moment as you revisit a meaningful quote, based on the words of influential women who reach out to us through their words and actions!

… Small words with bigger meaning in unprecedented pandemic times. This post invites us to reflect upon meaningful words that are more comforting or contemplative in nature when we are feeling stressed and uncertain.

Another Photo Prompt … and a change from the masked-selfie of 2020. Capturing snapshots of our feet with friends can connect us to both ourselves and others by providing a tangible record of that meaningful visit.

… creating an art story from photos can become an interesting personal art project to explore.

“We want stories. In stories we connect, in stories we learn, in stories we are human … We are together, we are the same, we are connected beyond race and class and gender.” — Isabel Allende