Seated at an easel, a boy put his heart and soul onto blank paper. With bold brush strokes, he painted a red house with six yellow fish. As Tommy put it in Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go, art says what is inside of you. Little does anybody know this is part of art therapy for patients with rare diseases.
"Art provides a window on their mental state. It is reflection of their internal world," said art therapist Chanisara Wachasit. "They don't choose to be born this way, but they can take control of their life via art. It can empower them to explore other possibilities in life. Children can take it up from an early age. Parents should observe and nourish their natural inclination."
