“Faces of Recovery” is an ongoing project with members of Recovery Cafe, San Jose.
Meet Alicia Prioste, who never gives up. She’s working towards a degree in child development.
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Raman taught a mindfulness class for a while and he now teaches what he found to be a healing practice for himself, and one he hopes helps cafe members: Tai-chi.
When I am sketching a session like this, I never know what’s coming next and what I will want to record. Two things help: Trusting my judgment on what I think is an idea or visual worth capturing. And, being ready to pivot and record the action as it happens, even if that means moving forward from what I am doing at the moment. I was sketching Raman and his students when he began a beautiful demonstration of a movement called “The Wave”, so I switched to recording the demo in words and in small gestural sketches.
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You can read every story recorded so far here. You can read more about and support the amazing work of Recovery Cafe San Jose here.
Sketch Away: Travels with my sketchbook 