Modern Creativity Thriving Through the Roots of Occupational Therapy
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Description
Peace, a client artist at Corvilla, provided the cover art for the Spring 2025 issue of the Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (OJOT). This untitled artwork is a mixed-media painting featuring a vase of daisies, hand-drawn by Peace, which was engraved into reclaimed wood with a CNC machine, painted, and hand-sanded to reveal the image through the contrast of paint and wood. This and many other artworks are produced daily and sold in the storefront of the organization. Corvilla’s art program, Studio Five9, echoes the earliest models of arts and crafts workshops found in rehabilitation facilities in the early 20th century that were included as part of medical treatment for patients and which led to the foundation of occupational therapy as a profession. From these roots, Corvilla thrives with its own unique model that cleverly harnesses the use of modern technology and industrial tools as adaptive equipment to enhance the quality, creativity, and salability of their creative goods.
Keywords
occupational therapy history, Arts and Crafts Movement, occupation, adaptive equipment, day program, artist, art studio, Herbert Hall, technology, crafts, intellectual disability, Corvilla
Disciplines
Occupational Therapy
Recommended Citation
Allen, Kelly, "Modern Creativity Thriving Through the Roots of Occupational Therapy" (2025). Open Journal of Occupational Therapy: Occupation and the Artist. 50.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/ojot_occupationandartist/50