Craft in Art Therapy

Anyone interested in the use of craft practices in therapy will be thrilled to discover the dynamic collection of chapters found in this book! Lauren Leone has edited a must-read text that delves into the processes, practices, and politics of crafting. The authors raise critical questions for art therapists interested in expanding their understanding of traditional and contemporary crafts as vehicles for personal, interpersonal, and social transformation. Catherine Hyland Moon, MA, ATR-BC, professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and editor of Materials and Media in Art Therapy: Critical Understandings of Diverse Artistic Vocabularies. Lauren Leone is a gifted writer/editor, art therapist, and fiber artist whose collection disrupts the notion that only the fine arts media are used by art therapists. This engaging, enjoyable book connects craft history with a wide variety of craft media to inform art therapy practice and research. The book's authors bring unique, personal examples from their own experiences and approaches to craft, layering historical and contemporary craft practices with personal, clinical, and activist applications. Craft in Art Therapy should be required reading for all art therapy curricula. Holly Feen-Calligan, PhD, ATR-BC, associate professor of Art Therapy, Wayne State University.