Life Repurposed: Finding a New Calling Through Meaningful Occupation

Kelly Allen, an occupational therapist and artist based in Grand Rapids, MI, provided the cover art for Spring 2021 edition of Open Journal Occupational Therapy (OJOT). “Follow” is a 16” x 20” painting made from oil on panel. The painting, which features coati Central America, Kelly’s Animal Totem series. After more than 2 decades as fine educator, she began searching career change. background her desire to help others prepared therapy. Certain events life aligned not by chance, but prepare what was next.