Taking Risks in Art Making Without Losing Yourself “Yes, I felt very small. The typewriter seemed larger than a piano, I was less than a molecule. What could I do? I drank more.” –  Albert Sánchez Piñol, Pandora in the Congo  Creating from an honest place – making art about real emotions, stories, memories, truths…

Happy 2020! There is something remarkable about a new decade. I’m feeling the shift more than I expected. The transition to 2020 is potent and I am enthusiastic about the year(s) ahead.  Art is the anchor for me in the ups and downs and having a creative practice helps to mark the passage. Here is a simple…

I am committed to the creative process. This involves making art, helping others make art and seeing projects to fruition. I feel most alive when I’m in the art space and helping people have meaningful creative experiences. Some art pieces or projects come to fruition and some get left behind. Regardless of the outcome, the act of engaging in a project…

“What art offers is space – a certain breathing room for the spirit.” John Updike I often wake up in the middle of the night with inspirations in various forms. If I’m writing something, ideas might flow in. When I have spent a day editing film, moving images flash through my brain. And, since I’m…

I am an art therapist – to be specific my titles are ‘expressive arts therapist’ and ‘somatic movement therapist’. My work is out of the box, and when I tell people what I do it usually requires a fair amount of explanation. In many ways, this is really amazing – I love my work. I…

“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world, and a desire to enjoy the world…This makes it difficult to enjoy the day.”– E.B. White Despite it all, the inner and outer drama of life – it is important to find time to let go and allow a sense of fun and aliveness into…

“As a therapist, I get to help people change their stories.” -Lori Gottlieb, Therapist, Author There has been a lot of publicity about therapy these days. People are speaking about their therapy experiences on podcasts and radio shows, writing books about it, and being real about therapy on social media. You might consider this to be a golden age…

I was recently highlighted as one of the recovery profiles in The Sobriety Collective blog. Laura Silverman is the creator of this fun and useful recovery hub for people either “self-identifying as in recovery from substance use disorder and/or mental health concerns or sober-curious.” This profile gives a window into my addiction/recovery story and shares some…

Find my interview on The Unruffled Podcast  hosted by Tammi Salas and Sondra Primeaux. They explore all topics related to creativity and recovery.  I so appreciated their questions/comments, and am inspired by the attention and passion they bring to the podcast. “This week on the podcast, Tammi Salas and I welcome Adriana Marchione. Adriana Marchione MA, REAT,…

I recently lost a dear artist friend, Marlene Aron. Marlene passed away suddenly, a few days before her last art retrospective in San Francisco. Her death had a strong impact on so many people because Marlene led a life that sent out ripples of inspiration. I did not see Marlene often. We didn’t keep in active…