![[dr. bob]](/dr-bob-sm.gif)
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.orgShown: posts 1 to 8 of 8. This is the beginning of the thread.
Posted by TemporarilyBob on September 9, 2012, at 0:48:36
I've had an idea, a dream even, of starting a web site with multiple goals. The core of it is that neurological disorders lead to thinking that is "non-normative" or not "rational". Society fears that, since it is not the norm or the accepted. The only response to such fear is education.
I would like to see a safe place for people like my friends here to explore their minds through art -- visual, lyrical, poetic, prose. Art can transcend the rational while still maintaining a connection to it. Art has dimensions that extend beyond the rational mind yet maintain enough of a connection to tap into that other-meaning. I think that connection can also create a glimpse for a "rational" mind into that space beyond the rational. I've stood in the MOMA in NYC and watched people stare at Van Gogh's "Starry Night", so I know the connection is possible.
Back to the point. For more than 12 years now, I've dreamed of this site. Art therapy for those who need it and wish to share. A place of education for those different from us who need to see into another's mind in order to begin to comprehend. And an absolutely ruthless editorial policy to moderate for abusive from those unwilling to open their minds, believing they can abuse those baring their thoughts so others might come to an understanding. I know I do not have the energy to do it alone. That's why I raise it here--to see what interest there may be. Babble mail me if you do not wish to respond below ... More of my ruthlessness in this is to protect any participant's identity.
I do have a name for it: The Fine Line. As in, of course, "the fine line between genius and insanity." I don't think any of us would be here with our problems if we did not have equal or greater gifts. As my sig says, "Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide." I mean to erase that boundary, in my way....
Posted by zazenducke on September 9, 2012, at 6:58:28
In reply to Art Therapy and Education site, posted by TemporarilyBob on September 9, 2012, at 0:48:36
Are you familiar with this?Good luck with your project! It sounds like a worthy endeavor to me.
Posted by zazenducke on September 9, 2012, at 7:20:45
In reply to Re: Art Therapy and Education site » TemporarilyBob, posted by zazenducke on September 9, 2012, at 6:58:28
> http://theicarusproject.net/
>
>
> Are you familiar with this?
>
> Good luck with your project! It sounds like a worthy endeavor to me.
>
>Except for the ruthlessness-I don't care for that
Posted by TemporarilyBob on September 9, 2012, at 8:36:50
In reply to Re: Art Therapy and Education site, posted by zazenducke on September 9, 2012, at 7:20:45
> > http://theicarusproject.net/
> >
> >
> > Are you familiar with this?
> >
> > Good luck with your project! It sounds like a worthy endeavor to me.
> >
> >
>
> Except for the ruthlessness-I don't care for that
>
>Was not familiar with it, thanks .... And I don't know anyone named Ruth, so.....
Posted by sleepygirl2 on September 9, 2012, at 10:18:04
In reply to Art Therapy and Education site, posted by TemporarilyBob on September 9, 2012, at 0:48:36
It sounds great. If I knew anything about creating a website, I'd help.
Posted by Phillipa on September 9, 2012, at 10:23:06
In reply to Re: Art Therapy and Education site » TemporarilyBob, posted by sleepygirl2 on September 9, 2012, at 10:18:04
How does one create a website? I know how to post items for sale on ebay but it's not my site? Phillipa
Posted by TemporarilyBob on September 9, 2012, at 19:20:49
In reply to Re: Art Therapy and Education site, posted by Phillipa on September 9, 2012, at 10:23:06
Well, I need to take a good look at The Icarus Project that zazen mentioned ... I would not want to duplicate or copy the work of others. Creating the site is just drudgery ... I'm a web developer by trade, so it's not too big a deal. There are tools called Content Management Systems that would make it easy for non-technical users to contribute once templates for displaying people's work were set up. The main thing, again, would be to check out The Icarus Project, see if we have anything different to say, then develop a mission and stick to it.
Posted by Sheri Adams on October 21, 2012, at 0:29:21
In reply to Art Therapy and Education site, posted by TemporarilyBob on September 9, 2012, at 0:48:36
I, myself, have tried, and continue to try, to set up some sort of art therapy in the city I live in to run on a non-profit basis. When I lived in London, Ontario they had a place called the CITY ART CENTRE where adults with mental health issues could go and do artwork. It was completely free and non-profit. They had funding for supplies and so on, and they had voluntary staff to watch over the place and be the Board.
I love art and do it as therapy for both my mental health issues and my physical issues. I have art therapy books, study psychology and similar topics at home - I'm not able to attend school full-time. I do art daily as a part of my coping experience. I write poetry, having over 800 poems and I also journal. I have an Affirmation-writing booklet I made, a Creative Writing Course I came up with and so on. I love coming up with new ideas to share with people.
An art therapy site/thread would be a great idea and if you are looking for help/assistance, I'd be glad to lend my hand however I can.
Best wishes on seeing your dream fulfilled.Sheri
This is the end of the thread.
Psycho-Babble Social | Extras | FAQ
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.org
Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.