http://www.arttherapyblog.

com/online/color-meanings-symbolism/#colormeanings

http://voices.yahoo.com/quick-art-therapy-exercises-beginners-4528899.html?cat=5
Another quick and fun art therapy project is the emotion wheel; this project will help you
understand your emotions, and it will also help you recognize emotions in others. To stat this
project you will need a piece of paper; you can cut it into a circle if you like, or you can draw a
circle onto it with a plate or bowl. Now make several small circles around your original circle.
These circles will be faces; so draw expressions on all of these faces. Remember to not make one
face alike, and use details to express emotions. If you want you can write the name of the
emotion under the face. This fun project can help you later identify feelings.



http://arttherapydirectives.blogspot.com/2012/02/emotions-color-wheel.html
^^ this website shows step by step how to do it



http://creativityintherapy.blogspot.com/2012/08/color-your-feelings-art-therapy.html
To help link emotions to bodily sensations: "List the emotions that you feel most often and then
assign a color to each emotion. Take a minute to think about each emotion, imagine the last time
you felt it, and think about how you feel that emotion in your body. Color on the outline of the
body where you feel each emotion." Often it can be helpful for people to have an increased
awareness of how they actually experience emotions in their body, instead of thinking of
emotions and thoughts as somehow disconnected from our bodies. Children may need to be
given examples (e.g., "Some people feel their stomach hurt when they are worried."), but I have
found that many children are able to do this without too much prompting.

http://www.ogelk.net/dersnot/tip/Emotion_cognition_motivation.pdf
^this document is where we can find all of the background information, proof and support to
make it sound legit!


Now we just have to put it all together with first the step by step of how to do it, then back up the
reasons why certain colors and emotions mean what and what it reveals about the person and
why the emotion wheel is a useful tool of art therapy!

http://www.mkprojects.com/fa_emotions.html
explains psychology of emotions


Art therapy for emotions through the emotion wheel method

Procedure:
1. Set out white paper and crayons
2. Begin to explain to participants what the color wheel is about
Maybe read the introduction nicole wrote here
3. Draw a large circle that fills the page
4. Break the circle up into four pies
5. Ask patients to think of four emotions that theyve felt overcome by this week, this can
include any event, conversation, or period that invoked a feeling
By doing this we will get them actively thinking about what events or actions that took
place that day or week that made the patient feel an intense emotion to help look further into
possible behavior patterns
6. Place the word outside of the pie to indicate which piece will be which emotion
7. Ask the patients to now come up to the front of the room and select 4 crayons
If the crayons run out, be sure to find someone to share colors with that you want
8. 3 minutes will start, and the patient will draw the emotion inside the indicated pie cuts
The anonymity of the colors helps to access the subconscious level of the patient by
having psychological meanings behind each color about the patients personality (explained
further below)
9. Keeping paper anonymous, we will break down emotions/begin to explain choices
We will read out loud Plutchicks wheel and what each color represents in
correspondence to personality and emotions

Plutchicks wheel of emotion links colors to specific emotions:
There are 8 basic emotions that are broken down into these colors, as we read them aloud
physically jot down if the colors description we are reading accurately describes the emotion you
chose to emulate with that color indicating so with a check mark. If the colors description we
read does not match the picture or emotion you drew, mark that with an X as well.
Orange stands for- vigilance, anticipation, interest
Red stands for- rage, anger, and annoyance
Purple stands for- loathing, disgust, boredom
Dark blue stands for- grief, sadness, pensiveness
Light blue stands for- amazement, surprise, and distraction
Dark green stands for- terror, fear, apprehension
Light green stands for- admiration, trust, acceptance
Yellow stands for- ecstasy, joy, serenity

10. Ask class to raise hand if their real drawn emotions matched colors definitions or if they were
completely off, then ask if anyone has a specific example they feel comfortable sharing
11. Ask if they agree with the wheel results of their wheel vs. the Plutchick wheel

http://www.mkprojects.com/fa_emotions.html-How to understand, identify, and release emotions

Emotions control everything - your thinking, behavior, and actions. Ignoring ones
emotions sets us up for illness - even serious illnesses like cancer, arthritis, and many chronic
illnesses. These negative emotions cause chemical reactions in the body that are completely
different to the ones that are released when feeling positive emotions such as love, acceptance,
and happiness. Repressing our emotions is a great example of how we can cause physical illness
to our bodies because of emotions. When we go through a hard time or a rough event in our
lives, we often try to focus on something else (like eating or exercising) to take our minds off of
the negativity in our minds. Although we think that we are getting better, this negative feelings
stay within us - and remain in us until we finally bring that emotion up and feel it as it is. When
it finally does come back into our lives, it often is stronger and harder to move past than at the
very beginning, so instead of suppressing our feelings, we should try to talk and express them as
soon as they are felt.
Dealing with our emotions is the best way to have peace with your life. Although we
cannot change or control our emotions, accepting, releasing, managing, and coming to peace
with them helps our daily lives by making them more pleasurable and normal. The best way to
deal with our emotions is by talking about them. Visiting therapists, attending workshops, or just
simply telling a friend how you feel is a great to analyze and express your feelings. Being held
back or controlled about your feelings is how people tend to feel as they are expressing their
emotions. However, being strongly connected to your emotional life is necessary if you want to
life a life full of enjoyment and fulfillment. To identify with your emotions, the first step is
awareness. Listening to yourself and getting to know yourself if the first way to be in touch with
your emotions and be able to talk about and express them. Once you release your emotions
honestly, healthily, and truthfully, you will come to peace with your emotions and yourself.





THE EMOTION WHEEL

For our final presentation we decided to focus on Art Therapy exercises we did in
class and looked for a new one we could teach to the class. We found an exercise called the
emotion wheel. Like all art therapy, it is a simple and mindless exercise in which you are
unintentionally bringing out and revealing your inner emotions and feelings. Each activity in art
therapy may reveal its own meaning and benefits. This one helps you understand your own, as
well as recognize others emotions. The activity is simple: start with a blank piece of paper and
either cut it into a circle or just draw a circle on it. Inside, with a color of your choice ( and one
that symbolizes how you may feel) draw small circles inside that big circle. From then, draw
faces however you like in every little circle. At the end we will reveal to the class what the colors
and what they drew may represent in their feelings.








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