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restART studio is a nonprofit that is transforming the lives of underserved youth through the power of art therapy.

01/30/2026

❄Art Therapy Prompt: The Snow Globe

Imagine your emotions like a snow globe... sometimes calm and still, other times shaken up and swirling.

Reflective Art Prompt:
What does your inner snow globe look like right now?
What shakes it up, and what helps it settle?
What would you put inside your snow globe to feel safe and at peace?

Use drawing or painting to create your snowglobe scene. Reflect on the emotions, symbols, sensations, and safe places you discover.

A simple, creative way to explore feelings and find calm amidst any chaos.

01/27/2026

This past weekend, restART art therapists Jessica and Amanda had the joy of participating in a peg loom weaving workshop at , guided by the wonderful artist Julie Rothschild ✨

The weaving process, slow, rhythmic, and deeply tactile, offered grounding and regulation with everything moving through the collective right now. Creating with fiber felt like true medicine for these times 🧶

We are looking forward to continuing to explore weaving as a medium in our own art making and therapeutic work. Huge thank you to Scribble Art Workshop and Julie for holding such a beautiful, nourishing space!

Highly recommend checking out their upcoming family weaving workshop in March! Scribbleartworkshop.com

01/24/2026

🎨 Art as Therapy vs. Art Psychotherapy
What’s the difference?

In the field of art therapy, two foundational thinkers, Edith Kramer and Margaret Naumburg, helped shape two complementary approaches that are still used today.

🖌️ Art as Therapy (Edith Kramer)
In this approach, the act of creating art is the therapy.
The focus is on the healing power of the creative process itself. Working with materials, experimenting, and expressing emotion through art is naturally therapeutic.

✨ Art-making supports:
Emotional regulation
Stress relief
Self-esteem and mastery
Safe expression without needing words
Interpretation isn’t the goal. Growth happens through the art making.

🧠 Art Psychotherapy (Margaret Naumburg)
Here, art is used as a tool for insight and communication.
Artwork becomes a bridge to thoughts, feelings, and experiences that may be difficult to express verbally.

✨ Art supports:
Exploring unconscious material
Processing trauma or inner conflict
Deepening self-understanding through reflection and dialogue
Meaning-making and discussion are central parts of the therapeutic work.

🌱 The takeaway
Both approaches are valid, powerful, and often blended in modern art therapy.
Whether healing happens through the art itself or through talking about the art, creativity offers a unique and accessible path to emotional growth.

💬 Art gives us another language... one that meets people exactly where they are.

✨ Interested in art therapy?
We’d love to connect and see if art therapy might be a good fit for you!💛
📞 720-580-2283 📧 amanda@restartstudio.org

01/22/2026

Art Therapy has many benefits! Engaging in the art making process allows one to discover, validate, and express their inner sensations... and has many other positive effects on our well-being 🎨

01/18/2026

"Visualize Growth" Art Therapy Prompt 🌱

Take a moment to slow down… then let your creativity lead.

✨ Start by noticing
Pause and take a breath.
What kind of growth are you experiencing right now?
Does it feel bold, quiet, ongoing, or still unfolding?

Choose a symbol!
Let an image represent your growth. Thi s could be...
🌿 a plant or natural element...
🛤️ a path, container, or structure...
🎨 abstract shapes, colors, or textures...
Ask yourself: If my growth had a form, what would it look like?

🌱 Explore “before” and "becoming"
You might include roots, foundations, or past versions of yourself alongside new layers, movement, or emerging parts.
Reflect:
• What has supported my growth?
• What feels like it’s opening, strengthening, or changing?

🎨 Let feeling guide color & texture
Use color, line, and material to express emotion.
Where does growth feel easy? Where does it feel effortful?

✨ Pause + reflect
When your artwork feels complete, take a moment to notice:
• What stands out most?
• What does this image remind me about my journey?
• What do I want to continue nurturing?

🌿 There’s no right or wrong way to grow.
Growth doesn’t have to look finished to be meaningful.

01/13/2026

NEW! Teen Screenprinting Art Therapy Group in Boulder!
✨ Create! Express! Wear Your Story! ✨

This hands-on group invites teens to transform their ideas into wearable art and bold poster prints that reflect their voice, style, and what makes them feel alive.

Through creative exploration and guided reflection, participants will:
🖌️ Express who they are and who they are becoming
💬 Explore identity and self-expression in a supportive space
🎨 Build confidence and self-worth through meaningful art
👕Create screenprinting rooted in personal stories, values, and identity

Starting January 15 • Join anytime
🗓 Date: Every Thursday, January - May
🕒 Time: 6:00 - 8:00 P.M.
📍 Location: Scribble Art Workshop - 2299 Pearl St. Boulder, CO
$180/Month, or limited Medicaid spots available

This experiential group is co-facilitated by a licensed art therapist and a professional art educator, creating a safe, creative, and supportive space.

No art/screenprinting experience needed. Just curiosity and a desire to create!

Sign up at: www.scribbleartworkshop.com/boulder
Or, if interested in Medicaid-supported spots, reach out to restART studio: amanda@restartstudio.org 📞 720-580-2283

Come create, connect, and wear your story 🎨

01/11/2026

✨ Meet Rhonda! ✨

We’re so excited to welcome Rhonda to the restART Studio art therapy team as a Master’s-level Art Therapy Intern from the Transpersonal Art Therapy and Mental Health Counseling program at Naropa University. Rhonda brings a compassionate, mindfulness-based approach and a deep commitment to supporting underserved populations.

Inspired by her own lived experience and developing a connection with art later in life, Rhonda is passionate about helping others discover their strengths and creativity, even in the midst of challenging circumstances. She has facilitated art groups across the lifespan, including mentoring at the Naropa Community Art Studio and working with seniors in memory care and hospice settings.

Rhonda’s clinical interests include supporting teens in navigating stress, grief, and complex trauma, while helping them reconnect with creativity, self-exploration, and inner wisdom through art therapy. She is passionate about using art and cognitive behavioral therapy to help teens develop the tools that they can use in navigating life’s challenges.

We’re so grateful to have her with us! 🎨💛

12/28/2025

✨ There’s still time to give in 2025!
Help us reach our year-end goal... your support makes a real difference!

Every gift helps us provide safe, creative, healing spaces for the youth we serve.
If you’re able, please consider making a year-end donation and helping us finish strong. 💛🎨

Give today: www.ColoradoGives.org/restARTstudio

12/26/2025

Our hearts melted with this one.
We love that art therapy has become a safe, grounding space for the youth in our program... a home for expression where they can heal, grow, and discover their voice. 🎨✨

12/22/2025

🎁 Support Our Art Therapy Program! 🎨

Help us bring creativity and healing to underserved youth by gifting from our Amazon Wishlist! Your support provides essential art supplies for our art therapy sessions.

✨ Every gift makes a difference. Together, we can help teens thrive through art and healing!

🛒 Shop here: https://a.co/ea3KR2R

Thank you for helping us create a safe space for growth, expression, and transformation!

12/19/2025

NEW TEEN SCREENPRINTING THERAPY GROUP IN BOULDER!
✨ Create! Express! Wear Your Story! ✨

We are so excited to launch a new screenprinting art therapy group in collaboration with !

This hands-on group invites teens to transform their ideas into wearable art and bold poster prints that reflect their voice, style, and what makes them feel alive.

Through creative exploration and guided reflection, participants will:
🖌️ Express who they are and who they are becoming
💬 Explore identity and self-expression in a supportive space
💛 Build confidence and self-worth through meaningful art
👕 Learn screenprinting rooted in personal stories and values
🎨 Create art rooted in their personal stories, values, and identity

Starting January 8 • Join anytime

👥 Ages: 12+
🗓 Date: Every Thursday, January - May
🕒 Time: 6:00 - 8:00 P.M.
📍 Location: Scribble Art Workshop - 2299 Pearl St. Boulder, CO
💲 $180/Month, or limited Medicaid spots available

This experiential group is co-facilitated by a licensed art therapist and a professional art educator, creating a safe, creative, and supportive space.

No art/screenprinting experience needed. Just curiosity and a desire to create!

➡️ Sign up at: www.scribbleartworkshop.com/boulder
Or, if interested in Medicaid-supported spots, reach out to restART Studio:
📧 amanda@restartstudio.org 📞 720-580-2283

Come create, connect, and wear your story 🎨

12/17/2025

🖌️Wednesday Art Prompt: Letting Go with Watercolors

Watercolor paint invites us to slow down, loosen control, and trust what unfolds.
As colors spread, blend, and shift, they gently remind us that we don’t have to hold everything so tightly.

This prompt is about making room...
🌊 releasing what feels heavy
🌀 expressing emotions beyond words
🌱 noticing how letting go can bring ease and clarity

There’s no right or wrong way to create here. Simply arrive, follow your intuition, and let the process guide you.

What are you ready to release today?

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229 Terry Street
Longmont, CO
80501

Telephone

+17205802283

Website

http://www.restartstudio.org/

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