Most access shows relating to creativity – art,cooking, music, crafts, etc. concentrate on the product. Make Art…Feel Better instead offers the premise that the really good stuff is in the process.
In a unique improvisational style, the series Make Art…Feel Better explores creativity by allowing guest creators, two or three people from a variety of
backgrounds and ages, to engage in the creative process.
In each episode, Billie introduce a theme, typically an unexpected medium (fabric,
tissue paper, sand, etc.) and then invites guest creators to create spontaneously.
The process is taped in real time – typically 6-9 minutes of non-verbal space accompanied by music, where three to four cameras, including a roving art cam, allow viewers to witness the authentic creative process. Expressions are then processed with Billie and the group – a variation on the art therapy process where clients are encourage to have a conversation with the unconscious.