Towson art therapist for children and teens in Maryland.

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Welcome to the Sunshine + Scribbles Blog

A creative space for art therapy ideas, gentle insights, and reflections from a child and adult therapist

Looking for easy-to-use ideas to support your creative practice or therapy sessions? Here, you’ll find practical tools, art-based prompts, and reflections rooted in my work with children, teens, and adults navigating OCD, anxiety, neurodivergence, identity exploration, and more.

Whether you’re a fellow therapist, a parent, or simply someone drawn to expressive healing, I hope you find something here that resonates — or sparks a moment of calm, clarity, or curiosity.

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Found Poetry Cards: A Creative Form for Self-Expression

Found Poetry is more than just a creative activity; it’s a therapeutic tool that encourages self-expression, emotional processing, and cognitive healing. Whether you're looking to explore your emotions, express complex thoughts, or create meaningful art, Found Poetry offers a unique way to connect with yourself and others. In this post, I’ll share how I incorporate Found Poetry into my art therapy sessions, offer tips on using everyday materials like magazines and junk mail, and explain how this practice can help you express feelings that may be difficult to verbalize. Join me as we dive into how Found Poetry can support emotional well-being and creative growth!

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Day 17 of 30 – Pride Month Collage Series One collage a day for 30 days. “Always protect your neighbor.” I’m Kristy Leone (she/they), a non-binary art therapist and artist honoring Pride Month through daily collage. I work w
Day 16 of 30 – Pride Month Collage Series One collage a day for 30 days. “Refuse injustice. Our lives are filled with quiet compliance. To comply is to go along.” Magazine cutouts, paper scraps, and cardboard. The word no melting
Day 15 of 30 – Pride Month Collage Series One collage a day for 30 days. “Switch off your autopilot. Time to share? Humanity needs new inspiration.” I’m Kristy Leone (she/they), a non-binary art therapist and artist honoring
Day 14 of 30 – Pride Month Collage Series One collage a day for 30 days. “And I continued to think of these things as I went about my day. This is what heartbreak is.” I’m Kristy Leone (she/they), a non-binary art therapist
Day 13 of 30 – Pride Month Collage Series One collage a day for 30 days. “No one is illegal on stolen land.” Made from magazine scraps, photographs, and cardboard. I’m Kristy Leone (she/they), a non-binary art therapist and
Day 12 of 30 – Pride Month Collage Series One collage a day for 30 days. “I cannot change the world,” said the firefly. “What makes you say that?” asked the owl. “Because I am but one tiny spark.” “Yes
Day 11 of 30 – Pride Month Collage Series One collage a day for 30 days. “The response on the street: objects in the mirror are closer than they appear.” Continued violenc3 and 0ppression—they don’t stay in the rearvie
Day 10 of 30 – Pride Month Collage Series One collage a day for 30 days. “spending time pausing and doing nothing is the best gift you can give yourself” This collage is made from black-and-white magazine cut-outs, torn paper, ha
Day 9 of 30 – Pride Month Collage Series One collage a day for 30 days. “thread by thread protect the planet. think of the children and their children’s children. nature and society. human and animals. the climate. madleen. she hea
Day 8 of 30 – Pride Month Collage Series One collage a day for 30 days. “twisting wrapped around and binding gender architecture had fallen settle into existence.” Made from cut-out spiral shapes, wildflowers, a castle, and torn p
Day 7 of 30 – Pride Month Collage Series One collage a day for 30 days. “back in childhood we watched caterpillars turn to butterflies r e s e t you owe it to little you” This piece is made from layered magazine cut-outs glued
Day 6 of 30 – Pride Month Collage Series One collage a day for 30 days. “Now, little flower. We have today, tomorrow, and forever to learn to bloom.” ALT TEXT: A mixed-media collage featuring cut-out text that reads: “Now, l
Day 5 of 30 – Pride Month Collage Series One collage a day for 30 days. “We’re learning and unlearning routine, decades of pretending, we’re unraveling time.” The collage was made from magazine cut-outs: cars on windi
Day 4 of 30 – Pride Month Collage Series One collage a day for 30 days. Today’s piece holds space for anyone who’s been made to feel like too much, not enough, or a burden just for existing. “You will never be a burden. Eve
Day 3 of 30 – Pride Month Collage Series. One collage a day for 30 days. Honoring Pride Month through daily collage: exploring joy, identity, grief, resistance, and self-expression. “no matter what you friend are family! at home! safe
Day 2 of 30 – Pride Month Collage Series One collage a day for 30 days. I’m honoring Pride Month through daily collage: exploring joy, identity, grief, resistance, and self-expression. “they all grow not to be seen but because th
Day 1 of 30 – Pride Month Collage Series One collage a day for 30 days. I’m honoring Pride Month through daily collage: exploring joy, identity, grief, resistance, and self-expression. Pride began as a riot (a response to police brutal