Hoodie Crescent

## About Hoodie Born in Japan and now based in America, artist and storyteller Hoodie Crescent has spent her life moving between cultures and creative disciplines. With early studies in psychology and certification in art therapy, she brings a deep understanding of how art and emotion connect. Her work blends illustration, reflection, and gentle guidance, creating a safe space for self-expression through color, shape, and story. ## The Art Therapy: Look at Yourself in the Air In this session, each student selects one quote from \*Look at Yourself in the Air\*—a deck of 30 Ghobbuls-illustrated cards created for reflection. The chosen words become a mirror for inner exploration. Through simple lines and colors, students transform emotion into visual form, learning to express feelings that are often hard to describe in words. It’s a meditative experience that combines art, storytelling, and personal discovery. ## Hoodie's Approach Hoodie’s teaching style is gentle, patient, and deeply human. She believes creativity can heal and that everyone—artist or not—has something to say through art. Her classes invite reflection rather than performance, encouraging students to listen inwardly and create from honesty and curiosity. What emerges on the page becomes both artwork and mirror, a way to see oneself more clearly.