GROUNDWORK — What We Build Going Forward
Overview:
Themes: Resilience, post-traumatic integration, intentional reconstruction, structural symbolism, eco-anchoring, and the architecture of self.
Therapeutic Lens:
This gallery category supports the final phase of trauma recovery: rebuilding with agency. Rooted in trauma-informed care, ecological psychology, somatic integration, and narrative restructuring, the visuals in Groundwork engage clients in future-oriented healing. They evoke concepts of durability, rootedness, design of inner and outer environments, and the act of choosing what stays, what changes, and what gets newly built.
Galleries:
1. The Science of Architectural Wonders: Cathedrals, Castles, and Cottages
Description: Grand, weathered, and enduring, these structures symbolize the coexistence of strength and beauty. Used to reflect legacy, boundary-setting, and the rebuilding of personal values after rupture.
2. The Science of Treehouse Architecture
Description: Elevated, secluded, and playful—treehouses represent safety without isolation. This gallery offers visual metaphors for alternative lifestyles, adaptive design, and safe detachment from dysfunctional roots.
3. The Science of Design
Description: Featuring blueprints, bridges, and aesthetic configurations, this series celebrates intentionality. It affirms clients’ capacity to engineer their own lives, emphasizing planning, balance, and visioning.
4. The Science of Artistic Perspective: Treehouse & Mushroom Structures
Description: Blending whimsy and engineering, these structures suggest growth from decayed systems (like mushrooms in soil) and the construction of joy amid disorder. They serve as metaphors for resilience and renewal in unconventional environments.
5. Enchanted Interiors
Description: These stylized domestic spaces emphasize internal structure and emotional curation. They support reflection on how we shape internal safety, relationships, and belonging. Highly relevant for survivors of emotionally neglectful or invasive environments.
6. The Science of the Sea: Old Ships and Ocean Waves
Description: Centered on aged ships weathering rough seas, this series reflects emotional navigation, long-haul endurance, and the tools of traversing uncertainty. Ideal for clients who have survived prolonged crisis or seek symbolic closure on their journey.