“Art is a form of emotional expression, both of pain and suffering, and of resilience and hope.” /Dr. Goran Petronic, clinical psychologist/
I have been working with clay for most of my life. Not only my personal relationship with this incredible material, I also witness its positive effect on many people in pottery workshops I run.
Many Research papers have shown there are many benefits to using pottery as a therapeutic tool for a variety of health conditions. This is just a short list of some of the main reasons why it’s time to get into clay making.
- Pottery helps maintain cognitive, emotional, social and physical fitness
- Pottery Increase hand-eye coordination
- Pottery reduces anxiety, depression
- Pottery often benefits those with visual impairments (very tactile)
- Pottery creation Improves self-esteem
- Pottery making Increases mental functioning and concentration
- It’s relaxing and encourages positive energy
- Gives people a voice to tell a story
- Helps discover individual style
- Generates healing
- Improves socialization skills
- Creates pride
- Builds patience
- promotes problem-solving skills
- Promotes positive peer interaction
- Anyone can do it
- It makes people happy
- Promotes relaxation
- Gain 3-Dimensional perspective
- Non-threatening material
- Enhances fine motor skills
- Creates ownership
It is also very accessible to everyone and affordable! I will show and tell how in one of the next blogs.