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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Jun 3, 2015 12:29:45 GMT
I have just read up on this project, it's worth a look. I have contacted them as I would just love to be involved in some way. www.socialfelt.org/ |
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Jun 3, 2015 12:47:45 GMT
Art therapy can be very effective with some marginalized groups of people. As an early childhood educator, I worked with at-risk preschoolers who found art to be a wonderful outlet. I can see why felt would be nourishing and therapeutic. Let us know how your involvement goes!
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Post by Pandagirl on Jun 3, 2015 14:23:27 GMT
Carole, like Cathy I believe art therapy is useful and especially for the groups of people they are trying to help. The only thing I wondered about was who is organizing this. Obviously it's in Britain. Keep us posted!
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Post by felicity on Jun 3, 2015 15:45:23 GMT
It's a bit vague to my taste... Apparently they asking for money through donations to the charities.
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Post by halay on Jun 3, 2015 17:29:37 GMT
Felting definitely has therapeutic value. I know this for myself.
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Jun 4, 2015 7:50:17 GMT
I have spoken with them Felicity and they are awaiting registration, I have the feeling its in it's infancy, but I'm with you on the vague bit, but then I think everything has to start from somewhere and maybe this is just the very beginning.
Felting is so therapeutic, I agree, I wonder if anyone has done any research on how therapeutic it is.
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Post by zed on Jun 6, 2015 10:42:46 GMT
I might be getting involved with something similar locally. I spoke to someone a couple of years ago, but wasn't sure if I was moving so didn't feel able to commit, but was put in touch with the same group again (my Dad, both times, 'bigging me up'!)
I agree with you, Felicity, a bit vague. And too many buzzwords.
I don't know if you can count years of practice as actual research, Carole, but it makes me feel better. Getting out all my wools and fibres has a strange mind emptying effect, and the process of choosing colours, textures etc and starting work, seems to inspire other ideas so my head is full of good stuff and no space for worries. The laying out is something I can do even when my eyes are bad. And the repetitive action of rubbing, flipping, rotating, etc is very soothing too.
Whether it'd be much help to a child victim of sex trafficking, I couldn't say, but if it let's people think about something else, even for just an hour or two, it can't hurt, can it.
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Post by felicity on Jun 7, 2015 18:53:30 GMT
I've no doubts about felting being therapeutical! I'm just not that sure about this organisation itself...
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Jun 8, 2015 4:57:24 GMT
Zed your words about felting completely capture what happens, and I also think the fact that felt can so organic that you can try to control what happens but ultimately the are so many other factors at play that what happens will happen and the pressure to be perfect is taken away, it's often all about the experience.
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Post by zed on Jun 8, 2015 12:16:39 GMT
If anyone in the UK is interested in getting involved with something similar, contact your local MIND centre or look for local Mental health and well-being centres and ask them if they have any art programs you can get involved with. They usually have access to funding or can put in a bid to get some start up supplies, but apart from wool and soap, a lot of the stuff can be found around the house, so it's not really expensive considering how versatile it is, so a lot of places would probably be interested.
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