Creative Practice Blog #7

  October 13th, 2024

    Hello everyone, and welcome to the second half of my blog! This week, we were given the opportunity to explore a new theme, but I’ve chosen to continue with the theme of community, as there’s still so much I want to address and explore.

    For my creative practice this week, I decided to try painting—specifically, painting pottery! Just like last week, what expresses the theme of community this week wasn’t necessarily what I painted, but how I went about it. I chose to host a painting date with my friends, where we spent an hour talking, laughing, and painting together. Thereby highlighting the community formed by friendship. 

    I feel friend groups are one of the most important communities we belong to. These communities are built upon the shared love you have for each other. So, it’s important to dedicate time to appreciate and strengthen these bonds. Which is exactly what this activity did! By spending this quality time together, we were able to form deeper connections to each other. Additionally, because we chose to use painting as the basis of our meeting, we were left with a memento of the joyous time we spent together.

    I believe this week’s creative practice has been the most impactful on my mental health so far. The combination of painting and laughing with my friends, allowed me to forget all of the stress I had been feeling and instead focus on the joy of the moment. Additionally, because this experience strengthened our relationship, I get to experience greater joys from our friendship. Which will have long-term benefits for mental health.





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