Lisa kindly offered to contribute another story this month, sharing her interwoven process of personal journalling and response art…. “Art journaling continues to be part of my self-care practice. The photos show, again, the process of how I create my art journal pages. I started with a page of my favourite meditation…” - Lisa

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.

A Book by Andrea Fray-Bowen

“This is a memoir of my personal and professional experiences working with seniors and their families. As a social worker I've worked with individuals with both physical and cognitive impairments in both the community and various long-term care settings. Although lots of supports exist for primary caregivers, little time is geared towards helping children make sense of what is happening”.

This is really open - your story to share….something about creativity, interests, art as therapy, the self-care piece, health, the role of art in the Pandemic, connecting with others with your art, connecting with nature, supporting the self etc. …A meaningful story to you!.

…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…

”Creating art, being aware of the process, and observing the art upon completion are all different experiences. Each part of the overall process tells us something about our different selves. There is a growth that occurs within the artist from the beginning to the end of a painting.”

Sharing a current listing of blog stories so you can select the topics and stories of interest. Enjoy!

”It is a series of moments, a reflective visually expressive narrative of my Pandemic journey and the Legacy created from the everyday gems of joy, comfort and support of the lived experience.”

I spend all of my photography time alone. I wander as I please. There are times I come home from a successful landscape therapy session with no images. It does not change the level of satisfaction I get from the time outside. These images have become souvenirs of a restful adventure.

As Creative Connections continues to develop (website coming soon!), we are thrilled to now have a beautiful logo to represent our collective. We look forward to future connections and collaborations with our community and are grateful to acknowledge Jenna Gregory as one of our first creative partners.

”My paintings begin outdoors. I grow and gather raw materials from my garden and neighbourhood. The paintings in the exhibition contain black walnuts, marigolds, and onion skins from plants that were grown and gathered up to three years ago. ”

”We had always talked about having an art space, April and I. For me it was recreating the magic which I had found working in the special effects labs in Los Angeles. A place where great ideas can be brought to life, through experiment and comradery.”

I feel like you can always find a special place for a tiny piece of artwork. It’s nice to paint and share with others these miniature expressions of my ideas and creativity in the hope that they might bring a smile, a beautiful thought or memory to mind..

”Michelle’s Masks Off Series is my personal response to COVID-19” where I look forward to removing the masks of every day life.

”Hi, I’m Leeza and this is my gratitude garden!”

”I am Maggie Kat Anderson. I’m a young artist in Nova Scotia. I am 11 years old and I have a big devotion as well as passion for art.”

“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