sandtray  examples

The sandtrays below are part of a series created by a patient, as she recovered from coma.  The young woman, K.L., was in a car accident and had suffered a severe head injury.   K.L. loved horseback riding.  Her beginning sandtray was quite rudimentary.  A bridge leads to the edge of the world.   As she improved, one sees a greater amount of elaboration, more detail in the worlds.  The horses begin to move.  They leave the venue yet, in the next they return, flocking to a well.   The initial corral, fully enclosed and fairly devoid of content, becomes a set of lively enclosures with gates:  there's a way in and out.  Trees and cars also show a greater amount of investment and participation.

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