Pages
Join me on:
RSS Feed
- Follow maurasatchellartist on WordPress.com
Category Archives: Art Therapy
Moral Injury
“The guilt and moral tension many veterans feel are not necessarily being dubbed as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) any longer, but Moral Injury. Moral Injury refers to the emotional shame and psychological damage incurred when a soldier has to … Continue reading
Me: Part 2
After a couple of years in the country, we relocated back to Nashville where I went through two years of high school before another move to Murfreesboro, an hour south of Nashville. During my high school, I got involved in … Continue reading
An artist’s birth in darkness. (Book Review of David Sandum’s I’ll Run.. Memoir)
Four years ago, Sweden-born painter David Sandum came onto my radar promoting his “Twitter Art Exhibit” (TAE) It was his philanthropic idea to put out a call to artists on Twitter for small postcard-sized works he could sell to raise funds … Continue reading
Posted in art, Art Therapy, biography, Book Reviews, Creativity, Therapy, Van Gogh
Tagged Twitter Art Exhibit
Leave a comment
Beau Biden: Rest well
I am grieved by the news that this fine young man died yesterday of Brain Cancer and it stunned and saddened me a great deal. Before I took to painting, before I gravitated to making art, I was deeply passionate about … Continue reading
Posted in Art Therapy
Tagged Beau Biden, Iraq War, Military, military families, veterans, Veterans Administration
Leave a comment
We’ve found our new beach!
It was a momentous occasion today and it’s taken us two years, but I think we’ve finally found our beach here in Southwest Florida! If you’ve followed my journey, you’ll know that in the past, I lived in Tennessee but … Continue reading
Ceiling tile for a Chemotherapy Unit
I’ve known and respected LaTarsha, a colleague, for nearly two years now. In fact, she’s become a cherished friend. So when her longtime friend Dolly was diagnosed with Breast Cancer about six months ago, I saw how it struck her … Continue reading
Posted in Art Therapy
Tagged Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy, gift, hospital, painted ceiling tile
Leave a comment
Iraq invasion was 9 years ago today.
The Iraq invasion 9 years ago today. I get emotional thinking about it as my oldest son was a Marine 0311 (infantryman) on the berms. #verklempt The truth is, back then I was immersed in the role of supportive military … Continue reading
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests charged Vatican in ICC w/ crimes against humanity http://ow.ly/6twtr #notfiction. That was my tweet today. The thing is, it’s a subject very close to me. You see, my brother … well, after years … Continue reading
Inspiring! Art Therapy Without Borders P
Inspiring! Art Therapy Without Borders Postcard Art slideshow on http://ow.ly/4GpXg RT @doallas @arttxalliance