From dark black to bright pink

This chapter pays tribute to the patients and therapists, victims of hostilities in Israel, whom I have met over the past few years. The chapter reveals the power of expression and creation (while focusing on the role of black) as a unique means of coping with painful losses and grief. It presents the story of a group I guided during the period 2001-2002, which helped the participants to cope with traumatic experiences through the use of techniques I developed for therapeutic intervention through art. I have followed the group in its transition stages from an optimistic start to a dramatic crisis and, from there, to the gaining of strength and hopefulness.