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Mapping the Landscape of Your Thoughts Through Art

Alanna Betts 7/15/25 Alanna Betts 7/15/25

Mapping the Landscape of Your Thoughts Through Art

Create a piece of art that maps out the landscape of your thoughts. What would it look like? How does it feel to live within this thought landscape?

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Art Therapy Directive of the week:
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There’s no wrong or right way to approach this. Put down

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