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This past CraftyClubhouse was awesome. We had show-and-tell outside on the back patio...I relished the opportunity to give a mini-presentation on the story of the recycled paper beads from Uganda...and then shared how I am trying to integrate them into a new series of artworks (more on that next post)...and then Krupa spoke about and shared with us an amAzing artwork she made based on a 'Genogram' assignment....

Genograms are visuals much like family trees..but can be used in therapy to visualize anything from mental illness or health patterns in family history to relationships and shared traits. Krupa used it as a launching pad for a beautiful and intense exploration of her own family...incorporating photos and icons and objects into a boxlike mapping construction.( read/see more )