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&rsquo;s the expression or the unique illustration style. Other times, I have no idea why. I&rsquo;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&hellip;</a></h3> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@jackieschuld/using-art-to-help-your-autistic-mind-a9f8a21d4e0f?source=post_page-----b2cda5fed52b--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow" target="_blank">medium.com</a></p> <p>Recently though, I&rsquo;ve been drawn to something bigger.</p> <p>I&rsquo;ve been going through a lot of change lately. During this period, I&rsquo;ve been attracted to different kinds of art. Colors that don&rsquo;t normally resonate with me. Patterns that are different than what I&rsquo;m typically drawn to.</p> <p>They&rsquo;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> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@jackieschuld/art-can-help-us-when-we-least-expect-it-b2cda5fed52b"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>
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