Artist and teacher, Claire James was diagnosed with Breast cancer at just 31 years old and decided to start a creative journal where each day she would to help process and share her experience. After being given the all clear and recovering, Claire decided to turn the drawings into a book, creating "A Year With C".
She is now retraining as an Art Psychotherapist and trying to share her passion for creativity.
Packed into this episode;
⚖️How balancing certainty and the freedom of uncertainty helps us feel alive.
🌳The power of post-traumatic growth.
🖌️How mark making helps you see who you are.
🛝Why we need to allow ourselves to play.
🧠How daily creating helps you process difficult emotions.
💖How sadness can open your heart.
🏋️Why Art Leisure Centres need to be in every town!
⚖️How balancing certainty and the freedom of uncertainty helps us feel alive.
🎨What we can learn from Picasso. For full show notes go to; https://louiseemily.com/blogs/podcast/claire-james-s1-e3 To learn more about the Art After Dark workshops go to; https://louiseemily.com/pages/business-workshops
