People's Art

People's Art Creative Art Therapy for adolescents and adults.

Our founder Delaine with Music Therapist and Dance Movement Therapists in Philadelphia at a Healthy Families Event this ...
08/22/2026

Our founder Delaine with Music Therapist and Dance Movement Therapists in Philadelphia at a Healthy Families Event this month.

08/12/2026

Demonstrating how drawing can provide micro-doses of joy at a family health fair. This activity learned from the one and only fabulous Lynda Barry who sees the charm in all kinds of drawing much like art therapists do. “Peace and Right On!”
Lynda Barry

🎨 Coloring books are always a great self-regulation tool for me. They are my old-reliable for calming my nervous system ...
08/11/2026

🎨 Coloring books are always a great self-regulation tool for me. They are my old-reliable for calming my nervous system and refocusing my attention away from stressors.

🌿 While they’re aren’t considering art therapy, they are still a valuable art related tool.



🌿 Sometimes all you need is to put your feet in the creek! During times of stress or grief, the thing I find myself crav...
07/28/2026

🌿 Sometimes all you need is to put your feet in the creek! During times of stress or grief, the thing I find myself craving most is some fresh running water and a tree to gaze up at.

What are the things your mind / body craves when not feeling the best?



Delaine is doing their research practicum with this project. Providing an arts-based dinner conversation to support expr...
06/20/2026

Delaine is doing their research practicum with this project. Providing an arts-based dinner conversation to support expression of complicated ideas and concepts. If you have a chance it’s a great read!

🌈 Happy Pride Month!!
06/13/2026

🌈 Happy Pride Month!!

🎨 While coloring does not constitute art therapy, it can be a valuable therapeutic, self-regulating activity. Even our f...
06/06/2026

🎨 While coloring does not constitute art therapy, it can be a valuable therapeutic, self-regulating activity. Even our founder, licensed, certified art therapist Delaine relies on coloring pages during times of grieving. Coloring pages offer a controlled, meditative activity that can assist in creating a state of wakeful rest or “flow” that is beneficial for overall wellness. When life feels overwhelming, it can be soothing to take a time out with a control of color choice and without the energy required to generate original imagery.

🌱May is Mental Health Awareness month! When people think about therapy, I think talk therapy is usually the image that p...
05/30/2026

🌱May is Mental Health Awareness month!

When people think about therapy, I think talk therapy is usually the image that pops into their heads. But sometimes there aren’t words to describe mental health challenges right away, and art therapy acts as a bridge.

Anything you would go to a talk therapist for, you could also go to an art therapist for. An art therapist helps you to put mental health challenges into colors, lines, and shapes first. Then use the image created as a feedback loop to get more information about the issue.

At People’s Art, there are art therapists specialized in navigating trauma, neurodivergence, LGBTQIA+ experiences, among many other life challenges.

Check out the People’s Art website for more information, link in bio! All are welcome🩵

food for thought! 🌱
05/23/2026

food for thought! 🌱

🦄 In 2024, Mattel released a “Art Therapy Barbie”. At an Art Therapy conference in Pittsburgh that same year, Delaine wa...
05/14/2026

🦄 In 2024, Mattel released a “Art Therapy Barbie”. At an Art Therapy conference in Pittsburgh that same year, Delaine was very reluctantly persuaded to take a picture as Art Therapy Barbie.

What is your initial thought when you think of Barbie? I think many view the dolls as controversial. A symbol of unrealistic body standards, gender essentialism, and of course the narrow “white & blonde” aesthetic. Mattel has heavily rebranded and is focusing on inclusivity, breaking stereotypes and diversity.

Understandably, many still have a bad taste in their mouth from the “Classic Barbie”. Something I find fascinating is that when given a Barbie doll, you decide who they will be. Even if you despise what Barbie represents, most little kids created their own version, almost in protest of “Classic Barbie”.

Cutting or coloring their hair, war paint, drenching them in mud, or just straight up destroying them, really whatever felt right. Which funny enough, could be seen as a form of art therapy. It provided a creative outlet for self-expression, trauma processing, and emotional release.

Although initially it represented something you didn’t identity with, I think it’s beautiful most kids customized them in their own way.

If you were given a “Barbie” or doll as a kiddo, did you play with them as is, or did you customize them? I personally had many Barbies and can confirm they went through many changes. -Ayla

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