Israel Art Therapy Project – Entry #5: Paint Your Life Into a Masterpiece
I sit on the edge of a wooden dock that climbed right out of the “Phantom Toll Booth”. While my heart dances in the ripples of this...
Israel Art Therapy Project – Entry 4: “3 Days, 3 Nights, 3 Murals”
A two week downpour in Israel concluded with a snowstorm in Jerusalem... and after a 2 day traffic jam and countless car accidents last...
Israel Art Therapy Project – Entry 3: “Oasis of Peace”
“Do you see him?” Shira Shvadron asked. I squinted my eyes after struggling to finish my burnt coffee at 7:12 am on the streets of...
Israel Art Therapy Project: Entry 2 – “The Bridge Over the Blue River”
Jisr Az Zarka is known to be the most economically impoverished Arab village of Israel, and yet, the quality of life in the hearts of the...
Israel Art Therapy Project: Entry 1 - The journey into the "Promised Land"
I, Benjamin Swatez, stepped onto the plane leaving LAX towards Istanbul on February 3rd, 2015. Thousands of dollars worth of art supplies...
