TED ART support for Thyroid Eye Disease

Resilience by Fran

TED Therapeutic Art with Sophie*

May 7th 2025
1pm PT * 3pm CT * 4pm ET
1 hour

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If I were a plant

Art Prompts ~ Bridging to Better: Journeys of Celebration and Hope.
Bridges are powerful symbols of growth, transition, and overcoming. In this art prompt, you’re invited to create an image of a bridge that reflects your personal journey. To celebrate growth and progress, one side of the bridge can represent where you’ve come from and the other side where you are now. If you’d like to focus on feeling hopeful about what’s ahead, think about where you are now and where you’d like to be. Let the bridge itself represent what has helped—or could help—support you along the way. You might also consider what lies beneath the bridge, symbolizing obstacles or challenges you’ve faced or are working through.

Suggested Art Materials:
Watercolor paint, pen, marker, colored pencil

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*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.

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The Aurora in Me by Marilyn

TED ART & Creative Studio with JACQUE*

Saturday, May 17th – 1pm PST, 3pm CST, 4pm EST
1.5 hours

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Theme: The ME that no one sees

We want to create artwork that represents the “ME that no one sees.” This is about expressing who we truly are on the inside – beyond what others might notice because of our appearance due to TED. Think about your personality, emotions, dreams, passions, and strengths. What makes you, you?

Objective: Create a visual representation of who you truly are on the inside – Focus on the parts of your identity that go beyond what others may notice because of your appearance due to TED. Consider your personality, emotions, dreams, passions, and strengths. What makes you unique? Who is the “ME” that remains unseen by others? Reveal the things about you that are deeper, stronger, and truer than what others see.

Examples: You could use symbols, colors, or shapes that reflect your inner world or qualities about yourself. You could also include elements that make you feel empowered, grounded, and in touch with your true self. Focus on the aspects of your identity that goes beyond the physical appearance.

Suggested Mediums: Acrylic paint pens, acrylic paints, watercolor pencils, collage elements (paper, magazine cut-outs, or any found object that represents a part of your inner self).

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*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.