Art Can Help Us When We Least Expect It
<p>One of my favorite activities is ripping out images from books and magazines that resonate with me.</p>
<p>Sometimes I know why they resonate with me. It’s the expression or the unique illustration style. Other times, I have no idea why. I’m just drawn to it.</p>
<p>I typically then arrange my images on pages as collages. You can see my full process here:</p>
<h2><a href="https://medium.com/@jackieschuld/using-art-to-help-your-autistic-mind-a9f8a21d4e0f?source=post_page-----b2cda5fed52b--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow" target="_blank">Using Art to Help Your Autistic Mind</a></h2>
<h3><a href="https://medium.com/@jackieschuld/using-art-to-help-your-autistic-mind-a9f8a21d4e0f?source=post_page-----b2cda5fed52b--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow" target="_blank">As an autistic individual, my mind has a lot of thoughts and I experience a lot of emotions. Sometimes it can be…</a></h3>
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<p>Recently though, I’ve been drawn to something bigger.</p>
<p>I’ve been going through a lot of change lately. During this period, I’ve been attracted to different kinds of art. Colors that don’t normally resonate with me. Patterns that are different than what I’m typically drawn to.</p>
<p>They’ve been encouraging me to paint and experiment in new ways. My stack of ripped out pages has gotten so large though that it became cumbersome to continually lie them out.</p>
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