ABSTRACT
The discusses the working with grief and loss through art and image, a rich and intense field. Through the exploration of the use of dioramas and boxes, he discusses special considerations for working issues of loss through the metaphorical use of shadow as it relates to this art medium and its historical manifestations and functions. It is believed that silence during the therapy session, much like the work of active imagination, is necessary in order to minimize intrusion or distraction of the sand tray artists inner dimension and expression. The bell was an audible demonstration of grief and has been described as saddening the landscape. The author has discouraged the creation of anklets because so many of his patients struggle with trauma issues. The rigid sides provide containment and, unlike paper where it may be easy to smear color off the edges, a box demands attention to its boundaries due to its volume.
