TED Therapeutic Art with Sophie*

Wednesday, August 5th 2026
1pm PT * 3pm CT * 4pm ET
1 hour

RSVP to Jacque art@tedcommunity.org

Art Prompt: My Month as the Weather

Create an artwork that represents the “weather” of your month. Were there sunny moments? Storms that were difficult to handle? Weather can be a meaningful metaphor for the joys and challenges of life. It can also help us remember that just as weather is always changing, difficulties come and go.

Suggested Art Materials: Any materials that you feel would help depict weather. Oil pastels and watercolor are one suggestion. .

Zoom Credentials:
Contact Jacque: art@tedcommunity.org

*Sophie Restall is an Art Therapist (ATR-P) and an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) with a passion for using creative expression to help people flourish.

TED ART & Creative Studio with JACQUE*

Saturday, July 18th
1pm PST, 3pm CST, 4pm EST
1-2 hours

RSVP directly to Jacque for Zoom Log In: art@tedcommunity.org

Session Name: “Wings of Awareness, Wings of Hope”

In honor of Graves’ Awareness Month, let’s each create and decorate a butterfly as a personal expression of awareness, strength, healing, and hope.  The butterfly symbolizes the thyroid gland, reflecting the thyroid’s distinctive butterfly-like shape.

You may hand-draw, trace, or cut out a butterfly, design it in any way that feels meaningful to you, or use one of the templates available through this link as inspiration:  Butterfly Templates for Inspiration

The templates can be opened, downloaded, and printed, and are formatted for standard 8 ½ x 11-inch paper.

Once completed, the individual works of art will be brought together to form a collaborative collage.  Each piece will stand as its own unique expression, while also becoming part of a collective artwork representing the many voices, stories, and connections within the Graves’ and TED community.

Every butterfly tells a story, and we would love for yours to be part of this special Graves’ Awareness project.  Whether your artwork reflects strength, healing, struggle, hope, or transformation, your contribution will help create a powerful collective piece that honors connection, resilience, and the hope we carry together!

Suggested Supplies:

• Butterfly outline, template, or sturdy paper/cardstock for creating your own shape
• Pencils, pens, markers, colored pencils, or pastels
• Paints, paint pens, watercolor, or ink
• Scissors and a glue stick
• Collage materials such as magazine images, scrapbook paper, tissue paper, or meaningful printed words
• Fabric, ribbon, yarn, buttons, beads, or other textured materials
• Found objects, including natural materials such as small sticks, bark, dried leaves, flowers, grasses, feathers, seeds, or shells
• Or anything else that inspires you

*Jacque Boogher is the Director of TED ART & Creative Studio, a TED patient, and the highly talented leader of our monthly TED ART sessions as well as our special projects.