I've just got this knot in my back, 2023
Acrylic Paint and Oil Pastel
12x16
$450
Trust your gut, 2023
Acrylic Paint
12x16
$450
Mollie is not well versed in talking about herself in the third person. Painting is an act that came out of necessity for me. I am finishing my licensure in mental health counseling and I am a long time learner and educator of bodies and relationships. Through the many changes of the last several years I began to explore painting as an alternative to the creative release of movement. What I realized is that painting informs my dance which informs my mental health practice. There are few things more therapeutic than moving your emotions through your body. For me the practice of painting is movement in the act of and a preservation of feeling afterwards. These pieces are all agents to how I process and are exercises in intention. I am currently working towards integrating non traditional modalities such as art into the world of mental health.