Hi friends! I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the first few weeks of the semester! This week, in my History & Theory of Art Therapy class, we learned about Neurographic Art, and of course, made some! 

Neurographic Art, as I understand it, is “the art of world transformation”. It can physically capture how the inner being reacts to the outer world. It is meant to visually transform our challenges into something more calming and peaceful. 

Our class watched a video that demonstrated how to create a piece of Neurographic Art. It instructed us to begin by writing a challenge we are facing or something that we wish to find peace with on the back of our paper. I used a piece of 11 x 14 Bristol paper, and wrote down something I am currently struggling with. The next step was using a dark writing utensil to scribble around the front of the paper. Of course, I used my favorite Posca Paint pens to do this step. It was recommended that we scribble for three long seconds, while thinking about what we wrote on the back. Next, we rounded out any sharp or harsh corners to transform them into soft rounded edges. This part of the creation was particularly satisfying for me, and felt like I was turning my stress and anxiety into more manageable emotions. I then used watercolor paint to fill in all of the bubbles that the scribbles formed. Of course, you could use any medium you’d like for this step. Using five different colors, I attempted to blend them into each other, creating an expressive, flowing effect. This piece took quite some time, as I really enjoyed it and found myself completely immersed in it for a while. One of the goals of Neurographic art is to go into an almost meditative state while working on it. It was so calming and relaxing to make.

That’s all for today, friends! I hope you all enjoyed reading and hope you make some neurographic art of your own!