Resilience by Fran
TED Therapeutic Art with Sophie*
Wednesday, December 3rd 2025
1pm PT * 3pm CT * 4pm ET
1 hour
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Opening Prompt: Constellation of Hope
We will be creating a collaborative constellation using the Zoom whiteboard feature combining stars created by group members that represent hopes and wishes for the New Year.
Main Prompt: My Year in Colors
Create an abstract image using color, line, shape, pattern, and texture to represent different experiences, memories, themes, and emotions from this past year. Using found and recycled objects as painting tools adds a level of playfulness and focus on the process.
Suggested Art Materials:
- Paint and found/recycled objects. I suggest using acrylic paint (see link below to my favorite affordable paint set if you don’t have any).
- Please gather found and recycled objects that will be used as our painting tools, such as pieces of cardboard, wood sticks, bottle caps, corks, etc.
- Keep in mind, if you don’t have paint, or don’t want to use paint, this prompt can be adapted to work with any art media you’d like!
- Paint suggestion link: https://a.co/d/78HA0DH
*Abstract acrylic painting with recycled objects is one of my main personal passions in art-making, so I’m excited to share and experience it with you all!
Zoom Credentials:
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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.
The Aurora in Me by Marilyn
TED ART & Creative Studio with JACQUE*
Saturday, December 20th – 1pm PST, 3pm CST, 4pm EST
1.5 hours
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As we approach the end of 2025, our theme is “UFOs — Unfinished Objects.”
It’s time to report any sightings of long-lost art projects hiding in your creative universe. If you have any unidentified fragments, half-sketched life-forms, or abandoned artifacts, bring them in for recovery and completion before they drift into another dimension.
And for those rare artists who have no UFOs lurking in their orbit:
Your mission is to create something inspired by a moment or memory that made your year shine—your own creative constellation to close out the year worth transmitting back to the mothership!
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Use whatever mysterious items appear in your creative imagination. If it inspires you, it’s officially authorized for use.
And a big thank you to “Elyse”, whose UFO suggestion helped launch this creative mission!
*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.