Hello I'm Youhjung -  artist and art
therapist and art making is an important
part of my life.
And here I'll show you how I make art
for my own self care.
In my daily life I practice yoga,
mindfulness, and meditation. I use breathing
to ground myself before the art - it
really helps me become aware of tensions
in my body and release them so that I
can enjoy the art process even more.
When I'm making art for myself I usually choose one of the following mediums:
watercolor, colored pencils, or oil
pastels. These are my go-to materials.
However I also experiment and use a lot
of different mediums and materials.
The way I approach my self care art
making is to express whenever I am
dealing with at the moment, especially
how I'm feeling inside. Sometimes I know
what that is and other times I don't know
and I just started creating and let my
hands lead me.
Usually I would make self care art for at least 20 to 30 minutes and then clean away the
area and then create some time to
reflect on my artwork. I find that
connecting with the art after I finished
really helps me to gain a lot of insight.
Making art you can reduce anxiety lessen
than our stress, relieve depression and
improve our self-esteem. It really helps
us to live with more awareness and
intention and just be more mindful in
our life. For me it's really important to
communicate with my own art and listen
to it, understand it, and give it empathy.
I'll be sharing more videos on art
therapy and how to do self art therapy exercises
each week so make sure if you like this
to subscribe and visit my website
thirstyforart.com if you want to learn
more about me
Thank you for watching ♥︎
