Anyone who is willing to experiment with art materials can make art. Art made by people who are not professional artists is valuable and important and should be treated as such. Making art in the presence of an art therapist can help people to work out difficult thoughts and emotions. Art can provide a form of non-verbal communication for people who cannot or do not wish to communicate verbally. Making art together can help form and cement teams. Working together on a group artwork can increase co-operation and reveal unspoken group dynamics". “I have found that making art has changed my life in a positive way. I wish to share my passion with others. I am committed to providing high quality art experiences to all the people I work with.” Annie McIntyre
Annie McIntyre I worked in childcare for ten years before deciding to go back to college to study art. I started off exploring sculpture before moving into lens based media and eventually making live performance art. I graduated in 2005 with a first class honors degree in Fine and Applied Art. I had always been very interested in how making art made me feel and how I could use art making to process emotions. I was also fascinated by how sometimes personal issues appeared in my work unintentionally! I already held a belief that art making "did something" more than produce an artwork and I wished to explore this more fully. I did this by studying for a Masters degree in Art Therapy. I have recently graduated from this degree with distinction. I now wish to use the skills I have acquired over the years to best effect and so I decided to start my own business. |
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