•June 23, 2021•
By Cheri Burcham
Family Life Education

Extension Educator Chelsey Byers recently wrote a great article on how art can be beneficial, and I wanted to share it with all of you. Chelsey says: when I hear someone sing beautifully or see beautiful art, I am mesmerized as these are not gifts that I feel I possess.  Though, I still sing in my car and my home. No matter how I sound, it brings me much joy.  However, painting wasn’t something that I engaged in for fear of disaster.  Anyone else have that same fear?  During this past year, I stopped playing sports due to the pandemic and decided to try my hand at <gasp> painting as a new stress outlet. There have been the good, the bad, and the ugly – yet, I have thoroughly enjoyed them all. There are so many benefits to engaging in the arts, and we are never too old to start.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.