Dominican University of California
Where the Glass Glows: Unpacking the Therapeutic Experiences of Adult Students in a Community-Based Open Glass Studio During a Pandemic
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>This qualitative study used categorizing and theming analysis to learn about how adult students of stained glass and makers of stained glass in a community-based open glass studio understand their experience of working with glass during the CO VID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to acquire an understanding about how working with glass was therapeutic during a pandemic. Open-ended surveys were used to understand the experiences of glass makers (n = 11) and students in a stained-glass studio (n = 26) and their responses were thematically categorized. The findings presented illustrate that creating stained glass objects both inside and outside of a community-based open glass studio was therapeutic for a variety of reasons including glass aesthetics, feelings of accomplishment, and a sense of community when engaging in a community-based open glass studio. These findings have relevance for both communitybased open art studios and art therapy practice in general.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Master's Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Art Therapy
- Year dc:date.available
- 2021
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
-
- Palmer, Shelly A.
Subjects
dc:subject × 5Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://scholar.dominican.edu/art-therapy-electronic-theses-2015-2021/45
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:scholar.dominican.edu:art-therapy-electronic-theses-2015-2021-1044