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Rainbow, 2014. The Lizard [Australian Aboriginal Dot Art, acrylic]. Collection of the artist.

Rainbow, 2014. The Lizard [Australian Aboriginal Dot Art, acrylic]. Collection of the artist.

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This phenomenological multiple case study explored the experiences of six mental health service users who made and used an art-based self-soothing kit in two group sessions and self-directed practices. The method combined arts therapy and sensory modulation modalities under a mindfulness paradigm and investigated their effects on arousal, emotion a...

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... examples are Chloe's two different notebooks, Rainbow's two different art techniques; one structured one unstructured ( Figure 1 shows an example of Rainbow's spontaneous art) depending on her mind state, Lulu having a gratitude journal and a free drawing painting space (see more examples of artworks in Appendix Q). Rainbow set-up a room in her house to practice art, rather than having a box: ...
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... also used art to release anxiety by making free drawings, painting and doodling. Rainbow described the anti-anxiety effects of making Aboriginal Dot Art, which is a very slow, precise, repetitive and circular process that starts with a central dot (see Figure 1). ...