What is this thing we do?
Volume 4, Issue 2, Pages 230-237
History
Received 01 December 2018
Accepted 01 December 2018
Open Access
This is an open access article.
FEATHER ONE - Breathing
What is this thing we do?
It is leaning into a lamppost.
Slipping into a crevice.
Sinking into the trunk of a tree.
We are carriers, tree sap perhaps.
Moving through spaces,
Taking in air and pushing out breath.
There is supplenessand a stretch,
Catching feathers as they fall, tugging and
Being tugged,
By the thread that links us all.
FEATHER TWO - A breathable space
FEATHER THREE - Stretch
FEATHER FOUR - Making Loops
FEATHER FIVE - Tenderness
FEATHER SIX - Playfulness
FEATHER SEVEN - Catching feathers
About the Author
Wendy Lawson BFA(Hons), MAAT(Clinical)(Hons), AThR is a practicing artist, arts therapist and creative spirit. Before studying arts therapy at Auckland’s Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design Wendy travelled extensively and worked across diverse environments including ICT, health and disability, the arts, youth, and education. She has a growing community engagement focus and is involved with the ongoing development of Whitecliffe’s arts therapy programmes.
