Published:
December 2017

Issue:
Vol.12, No.1

Word count:
166

About the author

  • BA (Art Therapies), RN, AThR

    Antje is a registered art therapist and artist with a background in mental health and general nursing. She has worked in a variety of medical, mental health services in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. She is now based in Brisbane, where she worked as a trainer for Transpersonal Art Therapy as well as treating private clients. Antje works across a variety of media including mixed-media paintings, collages, ink-drawings, sculpting and photography. This diversity of materials and techniques, as well as her interest in body-awareness and meditation, allows her to offer her clients a wide range of creative tools.

This work is published in JoCAT and licensed under a CC BY-NC-ND-4.0 license.

The calm eye of the storm

Antje Meyer

Antje Meyer, The calm eye of the storm, 2017, acrylic paint with different media, 600 × 1000mm.

  • Meyer, A. (2017). The calm eye of the storm. ANZJAT, 12(1). 119. https://www.jocat-online.org/c-17-meyer

Creative arts therapist statement

I recently got my creative ‘juices’ flowing again after a long period of uncertainty and changes in my life. Once again I could experience how powerful the artistic medium of painting is and how rewarding and revealing the process can be. I am currently experimenting with acrylic pouring and I enjoy the process as it is symbolic for me and the experiences I have had. I knew exactly how I wanted things to turn out in my life and worked very hard to achieve my goals, just to find myself in one unexpected situation after another. As with acrylic pouring, at some point I had to let go of my idea and just go with the flow. Scary as it can be, I learned to observe the unfolding of things while trusting the process and to stay calm and centered even when things around me are not. This art piece reflects the beauty of the unexpected and is a symbol of the ever-changing nature of things.