This was an awesome experience for me. I loved being present, seeing 47 early childhood teachers so engrossed in a day of joyful play with paints! Relaxing and releasing the “art spirit”, members of the South Florida Association for the Education of Young Children (SFAEYC) came together to play, paint and share some of the paintings they made during my Play with Paints workshop. (https://youtu.be/VdRQV8dHKt0)
Each painting reflects personal meaning. Journal comments reveal the healing power of play with paints. Here is one that touches my heart.
“What a wonderful experience ‘playing with paints’ with Dr. Drew. It was an emotional time as my painting reflected the sunrise (life) of my mother (104.5 years) and the life of my sister who both passed away in July and March respectively of last year. Today is my sister’s birthday and she of my family members are traveling to the island of Eleuthera to scatter my mother’s ashes on her father’s grave and on the beach. My painting reflects the sunset of their lives on the beautiful ocean as it gently washes the waves onto the sandy beach”.
Drew Thoughts 