Week 1 Creative Practice Blog
Arts in Medicine in Practice
Each week I will be incorporating design elements in
my creative practice to reflect on the integration of course studies for the current assignment. My weekly
practice will be creating an abstract display using design and text. When all
segments are finished I will join the shapes to form a mandala as a focal
point of my mixed media collage on canvas.
I will also incorporate text by selecting my favorite concepts from the content
of our weekly assignments. At
the conclusion of the project it is my hope to group the abstract symbols
forming a whole mandala. I will assemble
it into a mixed media collage canvas with design symbols and memorable text
prompts. I hope it comes out pleasing;
I’d like to hang it in my office. Please don’t judge me until the end; the
finished piece is in my head.
The three take home phrases for me during week one are the
following Healing Environments, Caring Spaces and the Power of Art. We are
creatures of our surroundings; I saw a documentary last night on PBS about John
Denver. He is an excellent example of using his environment to stimulate his
creativity. Colorado was definitely his muse and to be able to find that sacred place as an individual has got to
be a purpose filled life. Happy adventures all!
In reflection to Week 1 Studies one of the points that had significance on me was that according to Gary Christenson, M.D. when a hospital incorporates the arts it can save money and improve the patient experience. Spaces are crucial/imperative in order to come to terms with emotionally stressing experiences from daily work, and in order to be prepared for future challenges, such as new tasks or patients with a complex diagnosis.(Liveng, Anne, 2010)
With the baby boomers coming into focus “We face an impending crisis as the growing number of older patients, who are living longer with more complex health needs, increasingly outpaces the number of healthcare providers with the knowledge and skills to care for them capably” (Rowe, 2008, p. 9).
The growth of evidence-based design in our hospital systems promotes benefits in both physical and mental health for patients and visitors. There is something about the concept of Evidence Based Practice or scientific proof that makes our topic appropriate for consideration in the clinical environment when other entities have known this all along. Ester Sternberg’s was extremely interesting in her audio “The Science of Healing Palaces”.
Sacred Spaces at Baptist Health, an organization that strives to provide a unique sanctuary for our most honored staff “the caretakers”. We all reach a point that we need to withdraw for a moment to strengthen our presence with patients
Julia Cameron claims “Art opens the closets, airs out the cellars and attics. It brings healing”. The art piece entitled "Walking into Joy" is guided by reflective light source and is ever changing in its appearance. Created by the internationally renowned artist Stephen Knapp and provides color excitement for both visitors and patients “The first symptom a patient is better is when contemplating spaces”. (Sternberg 2013)
Esther
Sternberg - The Science of Healing Places. (2013, October 24). Retrieved March
3, 2015, from http://www.onbeing.org/program/the-science-of-healing-places/4856 (Links
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B and Ridenour, A. (2009). Transforming the Healthcare Experience Through
the Arts.
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Liveng, Anne. (2010). Learning and Recognition in Health and
Care Work: An Inter-Subjective Perspective. Journal of Workplace Learning,
Vol. 22(Iss: 1/2), pp.41–52.
State
of the Field Committee. (2009). State of the field report: Arts in
healthcare 2009.Washington, DC: Society for the Arts in Healthcare.
White M. Arts development in community health: a
social tonic. Radcliffe, Oxford, UK. 2009:24.
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