TED Therapeutic Art with Sophie*

Wednesday, May 6th 2026
1pm PT * 3pm CT * 4pm ET
1 hour

RSVP to Jacque art@tedcommunity.org

Art Prompt: Island of Belonging

In this group, we will utilize the skill of “radical imagination” to create an imaginary island that challenges our current reality. In creating this place, we can dream of a place where we feel we belong, our needs are met, and people with TED and other chronic or rare illnesses are supported in ways that are missing in our current society and systems. Would there be a support group that meets on the beach at sunset every evening? Would you stop by the ice cream parlor next door every morning just because it makes you happy? The possibilities are endless on your imaginary island!

Suggested Art Materials: The art materials for this prompt are open-ended. Your island can be 3D (using clay or recycled objects) or 2D (using markers, colored pencils, paint, etc.). Consider how much detail you’d like to include. You might build details directly into the island using finer materials or create a more fluid design and add details to the side in a key, journal entry, or artist statement.

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, April 18th
1pm PST, 3pm CST, 4pm EST
2 hours

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

Theme: Tea Bag Art

Let’s begin thinking about our upcoming Tea Bag Art session on April 18th as an opportunity to tell a story that is uniquely yours—your colors, your energy, your memories.

There’s something intriguing about the translucent layers created by tea bags. When applied to paper or placed beneath another layer, they resemble parchment or linen while still allowing whatever lies beneath to gently show through.

You might think of your piece as a window—not something to look out of, but something to look through.

If you’d like to begin preparing, here are a few simple materials you can start collecting:
• Used tea bags (let them dry fully and gently remove the tea leaves—save the leaves if you’d like to incorporate them into your piece)
• Tissue paper
• Coffee filters

If you feel inspired, you may also want to gather a few personal materials—fabric scraps, thread, paper pieces, or small found objects that feel meaningful to you.

Additional details for the session will be shared soon.

For inspiration, here is a beautiful project by The Society of Layerists in Multi-Media (SLMM). I hope you enjoy exploring the artwork and reading the artists’ statements:
https://artofcollage.wordpress.com/2021/09/08/the-slmm-tea-bag-art-project/

Mixed Media Collage Artist – Opening the tea bag and 7 ways of creating collage papers with tea bags:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8PEfopEyl0

Using acrylic paint on tea bag – The artist works on unused tea bags
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjgxu8TaYk8

The artist adds rusty marks on the tea bag 
https://carolannwebster.com/blog-2/make-a-rusty-sun-in-the-sky-on-a-tea-bag

I’m looking forward to seeing the stories you create with tea bags.  

*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.