Advent party

Hundreds of words are burning inside the heart, yet its so hard to say anything. Art therapy club Modus Vivendi was forced to close by the new administration. Yet the artist Renate Lūšis didn't complain for such injustice, but gifted the Advent party to the patients of the hospital. The photos look fine, because no one knew that this Advert party was the last farewell.

You see the happy girl on the photo above. She enjoy her Christmas gift.
Unfortunately that was the last act of Modus Vivendi.

Happy Christmas to all of you who followed us till now!

Dear bloggers, the tears flood my eyes, yet THAT is not the end yet. I hope to meet you on my personal blogs  Art by Tomas or arthiker , Candleday or on any other Tomas Karkalas' location on a web. So I don't say farewell, but till meeting dear friends.

my only supporter

I have read

"Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9 (NIV)

Thus a glimpse from underfoot became my supporter.

my jottings on art therapy

At first glimpse, my jottings on art therapy may look a bit confusing, yet do you know that the sun kills the colors on the photo tape? Meanwhile the dimmed with tears eyes are ready to accept the smile - reflect the light in full. Likewise the flowers wither away in the vase despite all its outward beauty in the dusty corner - and they bloom as my wife tenderly chatter with them while watering the plants - despite the wild wind outside.  So I questioned myself, do I grasped the lesson?
Let's look at what was voiced by my photos. Here is My Fall Festival and the Confrontation with Oneself  looks for you. Please read these posts.
Hope to get your feedback. Thank you.

Wish for recovery

Time from time the life gives a headache to all people, thus it is popular to talk about the health care. That's easy, because we all have heard lots of wise musings on what one should do to stay healthy. Consequently nobody resists doctor's prescription...Unfortunately, the sickness doesn't  retreat, but continues to spread all over the world. I think, the cause is the obvious: people firstly need to WISH to RECOVER, prior listening to the consultants. Yet is that possible in the hospitals for the mentally ill? Just look at the photo below.

The patients  are learning to communicate between. As you see for yourself, the real miracles happen in art therapy club Modus Vivendi. The cake will be tasted soon and the boys will take the pencils for the colors could bloom on their pictures. That would be their response to the received love  (the reciprosal step towards the  real health -  the fruits of art therapy).
All the above could be thus in case there would be enough tools for the work, but there are just few voluntaries and very limited possibilities to do anything in the concrete. Just enthusiasm of few hears the need... So could you take a shot without the camera?  I too. Therefore I am especially grateful to Mel Avila Alarilla for his interest in our work. Dear Mel has featured my blogs on his wonderful site Literatti- An Artistic Blog. It was the priceless moral support. The review enabled me to face the future more optimistic. I wrote about that on my blog art by Tomas. Thank you once again, dear Mel Avila Alarilla. God bless you. 

our life

You see the members of art therapy club Modus Vivendi (hospital for the people with the psychiatric disorders, Klaipeda, Lithuania) in the photo on above. It was taken by press-photographer Eimantas Chachlovas. Pictures of the club were displayed in Lithuanian Parliament and had the tremendous success. The exposition was opened on 2009.04.30, yet it was not closed till now.

Made psychiatric nurse Vaida Dudiene, artists Tomas Karkalas and Renate Lusis rejoice over the success of the exposition Symphony of Color . We rejoice at opportunity to help the patients to recover from depression and to spread the beauty over their surroundings - to put a smile on their faces. We lack lots of things, yet we have what's the main indeed - that's the love, that grows as we share her with other.

purity of snow versus coloration

The need to pay the Internet fees threatened to stop this blog. The future looked dark. The lack of cash threatened to suppress joy to advertise the art therapy colors further, and it seemed that the situation was the blind-alley. Yet it couldn't be thus. "Modus Vivendi" was started with the conviction that ... there is no such thing as no chance. I still have hope to get the support from the unknown benefactor. Thank you for the help.

No to farewell

when a sheet of paper was gifted to Viktorelis, these postcards appeared. The crutch were forgotten and the felt-tip pen created a colorful tale. Wow...

The similar miracles happen each time the patients of psychiatric hospital are invited to take a brush. Just browse the archives of Modus Vivendi. Lots of awe inspiring pictures will meet you here - you will dive not into the mourning, but the wonderland... That's a miracle that repeats itself each time the patients are supplied with the art materials. Unfortunately, I must to pay the Internet fees by myself. Therefore though I'm rejoicing over the activity of Modus Vivendi club, but need to stop my activity there. While working on a voluntary basic, I sacrificed my disability pension until now, but my current financial situation doesn't allow that any more. The work for a free came to the end ... I cant continue this blog, but the archives of Modus Vivendi will remain open to all for ever. Not my consciousness but the empty wallet stops blog Modus Vivendi. The blog was kept solely on a voluntary basis until now and thus Modus Vivendi was the real miracle out of itself, but these "good times" ended. I can't keep it for a free any more. In spite of all the above, I don't refuse from my wish to share the light. I am leaving Modus Vivendi blog but it is just one of my blogs. I don't silence but welcome you to my other blog. Art Mirror was just started, but it should become my main blog soon. Art Mirror will be more personal blog, but the essence will remain the same. Because talking about the problems of the disability raise the moral problems ultimately and is the writing about the timeless values.

Welcome to Art Mirror I hope you will enjoy it too. The Entrecard widget will be put on Art Mirror as soon as I finish all needed arrangements for doing that. So I don't say farewell but till meeting my dear readers.

greetings Vida

Our hardships test our faithfulness, and thus our pictures are our response. Just look at the photo above. You will see not the complaints but the passionate gratitude for the remaining alive.

Wow, THANK YOU!
We were awarded by Sharon Hart.


A saying goes "Happiness is like a kiss. You must share it to enjoy it" Thus let me pass these wonderful awards to all of you, dear bloggers. Thank you!

photo reportage Advent 2008

the candles were fired and the art therapy club Modus Vivendi gathered together at the festal table.



Docent of Klaipeda University Dalia Kisieliunaite visited people with the psychiatric disorders. She came together with her children group Vorusnele and the hospital was filled with the dreamy music. The fantastic Advent songs warmed the eyes of each one from Modus Vivendi club.