Thom Roberts Emotion Cards

Created by artist Thom Roberts and creative arts therapist/artist Katie Harvey, these emotion cards invite people of all ages to explore and connect with their emotions in creative and meaningful ways.

This colourful boxed set includes 24 cards, each featuring an artwork by Thom Roberts representing a different emotion - from anxious and frustrated to surprised and happy. On the back of each card is its title and a corresponding activity that helps individuals to express and navigate that emotion.

These cards are based on a series of paintings by Thom Roberts entitled Fan of Feeling Portriffs, and were developed using a therapeutic inquiry-driven process which draws on creative arts, somatic practices, mindfulness and emotional regulation techniques. The prompts on the cards invite users to engage their senses, memory, imagination and artistic expression through art-making activities, gesture and movement.

Produced in association with the National Portrait Gallery and Studio A.