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Nerographic Ponderings

Heather Sefcheck

“Artistic inspiration has always been a struggle for me as an artist, despite always needing a pen in my hand. Drawing settles and drowns out the chaos of everyday life, especially when life can deliver difficult circumstances and challenges. It can be an escape; an escape well needed.“

In 2017, Heather was diagnosed with triple-negative metastatic breast cancer. During treatment, she discovered the drawing technique called Neurographic art. This technique was developed by Russian psychologist and artist Dr. Pavel Piskarev in the 80s as a type of art therapy. Heather personally used this technique to help her cope with the challenges of cancer treatment and the emotional toll. In 2020, Heather started using this drawing method as a lesson with her students and deeply fell in love with the ease of creating art without the pressure of what to draw. She continued to use this therapeutic technique in her art and found that she was making connections with herself that she didn’t know were missing.

Heather is a resident of Adams County and an Art Educator at Upper Adams School District. She studied at Shippensburg University and Wilson College.