Art connects, heals and transforms
Connect the Dots offers local communities opportunities to view, experience and purchase art.
CTD instructor Anna guides students during a community art workshop printing tea towels with veggie stamps.
Connect the Dots offers local communities opportunities to view, experience and purchase art. Bringing the community together through art installations and events. We unleash creativity and the power of visual arts. Art is the language of humanity. We connect the dots for society to experience art, make art and be around artistic and creative people. We are collaborating with MarinArts in becoming the fine arts resident organization for Marin County (CA, USA) and beyond.
Actively making art and viewing art has calming and centering effects on the brain. These experiences empower one to cope with stress and everyday worries.
Beautiful mandala design printed with veggie stamps by art workshop participant.
We make art, we embrace art and we fill a community need for visual art experiences that transform. Our artwork puts positive energy into the universe and connects people. We have a gift, special skills and expertise to share this magic with others. We teach and enable others to make and create with their hands, to find balance, expression and meaning. We are two women who need to make and share art because it flows in us like the blood in our veins. Inspired by nature and driven by personal health struggles, creating art is our friend we always return to, to find solace, passion, peace and joy.
Collaborative painting by artists Barbara and Anna in progress.
Although difficult to measure, in our work with students, the community, as well as in our personal lives coping with trauma, we have noticed patterns on how art regulates the mind and body.
Barbara painted this stunning image in 2022 during her recovery from a brain injury, using artmaking to calm her overstimulated nervous system. The right side of her brain blossomed, her creativity became super enhanced. Her heightened creativity helped her invent solutions to tricky problems that challenge her everyday life during her recovery.
