my only supporter

I have read

"Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9 (NIV)

Thus a glimpse from underfoot became my supporter.

my jottings on art therapy

At first glimpse, my jottings on art therapy may look a bit confusing, yet do you know that the sun kills the colors on the photo tape? Meanwhile the dimmed with tears eyes are ready to accept the smile - reflect the light in full. Likewise the flowers wither away in the vase despite all its outward beauty in the dusty corner - and they bloom as my wife tenderly chatter with them while watering the plants - despite the wild wind outside.  So I questioned myself, do I grasped the lesson?
Let's look at what was voiced by my photos. Here is My Fall Festival and the Confrontation with Oneself  looks for you. Please read these posts.
Hope to get your feedback. Thank you.

Wish for recovery

Time from time the life gives a headache to all people, thus it is popular to talk about the health care. That's easy, because we all have heard lots of wise musings on what one should do to stay healthy. Consequently nobody resists doctor's prescription...Unfortunately, the sickness doesn't  retreat, but continues to spread all over the world. I think, the cause is the obvious: people firstly need to WISH to RECOVER, prior listening to the consultants. Yet is that possible in the hospitals for the mentally ill? Just look at the photo below.

The patients  are learning to communicate between. As you see for yourself, the real miracles happen in art therapy club Modus Vivendi. The cake will be tasted soon and the boys will take the pencils for the colors could bloom on their pictures. That would be their response to the received love  (the reciprosal step towards the  real health -  the fruits of art therapy).
All the above could be thus in case there would be enough tools for the work, but there are just few voluntaries and very limited possibilities to do anything in the concrete. Just enthusiasm of few hears the need... So could you take a shot without the camera?  I too. Therefore I am especially grateful to Mel Avila Alarilla for his interest in our work. Dear Mel has featured my blogs on his wonderful site Literatti- An Artistic Blog. It was the priceless moral support. The review enabled me to face the future more optimistic. I wrote about that on my blog art by Tomas. Thank you once again, dear Mel Avila Alarilla. God bless you. 

our life

You see the members of art therapy club Modus Vivendi (hospital for the people with the psychiatric disorders, Klaipeda, Lithuania) in the photo on above. It was taken by press-photographer Eimantas Chachlovas. Pictures of the club were displayed in Lithuanian Parliament and had the tremendous success. The exposition was opened on 2009.04.30, yet it was not closed till now.

Made psychiatric nurse Vaida Dudiene, artists Tomas Karkalas and Renate Lusis rejoice over the success of the exposition Symphony of Color . We rejoice at opportunity to help the patients to recover from depression and to spread the beauty over their surroundings - to put a smile on their faces. We lack lots of things, yet we have what's the main indeed - that's the love, that grows as we share her with other.