Thank you @lavender-blurbs!

I think art is a powerful coping mechanism, especially for children who don't necessarily know how to heal or express themselves. I don't know for sure, this is just an idea, but I feel like eventually art and pain becomes intertwined - (Look up Lacan's idea of the 'sinthome' - a sort of indescrible 'knot' that ties together different parts of our psyche, that has grown into the structure of our being.)