Collaborative Catharsis
Supporting Those Who are Dying and Their Loved Ones with Expressing All Aspects of Their Emotions Through Tactile, Non-judgmental Art Making.
“What’s most important during our art making sessions together is that you feel empowered and safe enough to explore your feelings about death without restriction or shame.”
Hello! My name is Lillie J. Harris (b. 1992), a recipient of the International End-of-Life Doula Association (INELDA) certification scholarship and an active hospice volunteer. I am also an illustrator and arts educator. With this insight and respect for death at the forefront of my practice, it would be an honor to support your emotional and self-expression through this time of transition.
Arts Background
Teaching
Congressional Cemetery — Arts Instructor
The Sequential Artists Workshop — Lead Instructor
The University of Pittsburgh — Comics Lecturer
Middlebury College — Guest Lecturer
Governor’s Institutes of Vermont, Arts — Cartooning and Writing Instructor
Residencies & Exhibitions
The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art — The Studios Artist and Writers Residency
Burlington City Arts Gallery — ‘Unprecedented?’ Exhibition, 2021
International Arts and Artists at Hillyer — Flesh & Bone Exhibition
Death Work Background
International End-of-Life Doula Association — INELDA Certification Scholarship Recipient
Hospice of the Chesapeake — Hospice Volunteer
The Sequential Artist Workshop — Death Doula Comics Workshop
The Congressional Cemetery — Arts Program Instructor & Workshop Facilitator
Exceptional Care for Children — Arts Volunteer
Fantom Comics — Death Doula Comics Workshop
Services
60 Minutes of Art Making
$200
One hour of guided art making where various mediums are available and encouraged to be used! Paint (acrylic, gouache, and watercolor), colored pencils, charcoal, oil pastels, crayons, and paper will be provided. Each session ends with an additional 30 minutes of post-art making processing. Clients have full autonomy on what they wish to discuss and create with Lillie during the session.
120 Minutes of Art Making
$275
Two hours of guided art making where various mediums are available and encouraged to be used! Paint (acrylic, gouache, and watercolor), colored pencils, charcoal, oil pastels, crayons, and paper will be provided. Each session ends with an additional 30 minutes of post-art making processing. Clients have full autonomy on what they wish to discuss and create with Lillie during the session.
180 Minutes of Art Making
$350
Three hours of guided art making where various mediums are available and encouraged to be used! Paint (acrylic, gouache, and watercolor), colored pencils, charcoal, oil pastels, crayons, and paper will be provided. Each session ends with an additional 30 minutes of post-art making processing. Clients have full autonomy on what they wish to discuss and create with Lillie during the session.
Legacy Project Consultation
$75/hr
This service offers time to focus and collectively imagine the creation of a Legacy Project — an incredibly meaningful gift that is intended to be left behind by the person who is dying. This service includes ‘Life Review’ exercises in order to ensure that the client’s wishes are successfully archived into their ideal project.
*Although this service is not specific to visual art, all mediums used in the Art Making sessions are still available for the Legacy Project Consultation, as well as any materials the clients and/or their loved ones wish to provide.
“End-of-Life art making is about emotional exploration, not perfection!”
Let’s Create Together
