P WAS HALLUCINATING WHEN I FIRST MET HER. SHE WOULD SMILE AND TELL ME THAT HER HUSBAND TOLD HER "I LOVE YOU HONEY." SHE TALKED ABOUT THE EXTREME INFORMATION BASED ON HER DELUSIONS.

P AND I WORKED VERY CLOSELY, SINCE BUILDING RAPPOR. P ENJOYED USING COLOR PENCILS AND DRAW RAINBOWS. I ENCOURAGED P TO EXPAND HER IMAGINATION, AND P WAS ABLE TO EXPRESS HER UNIQUE THOUGHTS IN HER DRAWING. ONE DAY, P WAS FRUSTRATED BECAUSE SHE FELT UNABLE TO DRAW THE FACE OF A "PEACEFUL PERSON." MYSELF FELT CLUELESS ABOUT THE IMAGE, AS WELL. I THOUGHT OF AN IDEA FOR OUR DILEMMA: COLLAGE! AT FIRST, I SUGGESTED THAT P SEARCHES A MAGAZINE FOR THE FACE SHE HAS IN MIND. P MARKED A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PAGES, AND SPENT HER TIME ON STUDYING THE IMAGES. P THEN GENTLY PLACED ONE IMAGE ONTO HER DRAWING, AND SMILED. SHE DID NOT WANT TO PASTE THE IMAGE, TO RATHER ENJOY FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND KEPT HER DRAWING SEPARATE. SHE ASKED ME TO TAKE PHOTOS OF HER WORK BEFORE PUTTING THEM AWAY.

THIS MOSAIC PROJECT HAVE BEEN CREATED BY THE SENIORS AND TWO ART THERAPISTS. WE ENCOURAGED OUR CLIENTS TO SHARE AND EXPRESS THEIR CREATIVITIES WITH THE COMMUNITY AND BE A PROUD PART OF IT.

THE DESIGN WAS CREATED BY J., AND EVERYONE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO PRODUCE SUCH BEAUTIFUL WORK. FULL OF PRAISE!

ABSTRACT COLLAGE WORKSHOP WITH SENIORS IN THE EDGEWATER COMMUNITY OF CHICAGO. SIX MEMBERS IN EACN GROUP OF TWO WERE ENCOURAGED TO COLLABORATE. THIS WORKSHOP WAS CONDUCTED TO IMPROVE SOCIAL SKILLS, WHILE WORKING WITH OTHER PEERS.