Draw Your Barrier

Instructions: draw your barrier, meaning what is keeping you from achieving happiness, success, self-fulfillment, good mental health.

Disscussion: explore your barriers. Explore the size of the barrier, the strength of the barrier, when it was first built, how long it has been up, the difficulty or ease to tear it down, what it looks like, what it’s made of, how it makes you feel, etc.

My main barrier is the belief that I cannot cope with life. It has been raised throughout the years, gradually by my parents and society at large. I feel it is very difficult to tear down and I am looking for active ways in which I can achieve that. It makes me feel sad and depressed knowing that people who are less gifted than me don't have this belief which kinda makes them invincible. Oh, well. I guess I shall have to learn to live with my beliefs and challenge them when the proper time comes. 

Draw Your ”Ball and Chain”

Instructions: draw your ball and chain. What or who is keeping you from feeling happy and fulfilled.What is holding you down in life.

That's supposed to be Earth, meaning the entire world is keeping me down. 

Draw the First Time You Met Your Ex

Instructions: draw the circumstances that led up to meeting your ex. How did you feel at the time? 

The first time I met my ex I was on the street heading for the dorm. I saw him smoking while staring smilingly at me. I felt like prey, like I was eye fucked by a fuck boy. He proved later that he was a fuck boy. Everytime I see someone smoking around me I just wish I could make them swallow the cigarette. 

Straight Line Drawing

Instructions: create a picture using only straight lines.

Discussion/Goals: Discussion focuses on the artwork and the meaning of the design. Goals include problem solving, abstract thinking and focusing.

No particular meaning in this design. I just wanted to make something that resembles an optical illusion. Brings back memories of art classes. 

Drawing in Black

Instructions: create a picture (realistic or abstract) using only black marker or crayon.

Discussion/Goals: Discussion may focus on the design created, and feelings associated with the color black. Goals include self-expression and the exploration of feelings.

I kinda like black. It is mysterious and elegant.