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Creative Health Before the Framework: A Conversation with ROM
Insights from her practice at the intersection of art, healing, and cultural knowledge in Lagos, Nigeria, where creative health exists as lived practice…
 • Kathryn Vercillo
Diving Deep Into The Beautiful Crevices Where Art Meets Health
An exploration of what a few dozen creatives have said about the nuanced relationship between creativity and mental health
 • Kathryn Vercillo
Interview with Painter Cierra Gabrielle Sydnor, Part II
"I have a sensitive palette and like a moodring, it changes depending on mood. It is very therapeutic."
 • Kathryn Vercillo
Interview with Cierra Gabrielle Sydnor, Part I of II, Visual Responses
Would you like to get to know a painter through their art or through their words?
 • Kathryn Vercillo
Art Meets Autism/Neurodiversity: Interview with Writer Sarah Teresa Cook
"For certain neurodivergent folks who struggle with a diffuse or fragile sense of self, writing can be a profound tool for regulation, orientation, and…
 • Kathryn Vercillo and Sarah Teresa Cook
Interview Collection: Interviews with Writers and Artists
60 Interviews, Organized by Primary Art Form
 • Kathryn Vercillo
Interview Collection: Visual Interviews
The home page for all Create Me Free interviews answered in images and sound, along with information about why visual interviews are important and how…
 • Kathryn Vercillo
Marina Answers in Images: A Visual Interview
Visual interviews have become one of my favorite parts of sharing this Substack with you.
 • Kathryn Vercillo and Marina Roca Díe
Meet Mariah: An Art Meets Mental Health Interview
"Being creative is like reclaiming your power in the world. It's building the capacity to not just have things happen to you but to respond with art."
 • Kathryn Vercillo and Mariah Friend
Art Meets Psychology Interview with Jianna Heuer
"Writing has opened up my world. ... I have let go of so much anger, sadness, and genuinely worked through so much trauma through my writing."
 • Kathryn Vercillo and Jianna Heuer
Diving Deep Into The Crevices Where Art Meets Psychology
An exploration of what a few dozen creatives have said about the nuanced relationship between creativity and mental health
 • Kathryn Vercillo
27 Creatives Answer: How is making art healing/ cathartic/ therapeutic for you?
Many people say "art is therapy" but what exactly do people mean by that? Here are some incredible responses.
 • Kathryn Vercillo
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