Abstract
In this essay, I work with the stories and artwork generated by a small group of visual art therapists who came together in a collective biography workshop. All of the participants, including the author, specialize in end-of-life and palliative art therapy. As a collective, we worked to bring our experiences back to our bodies through stories, art-making, and writing, to explore how working with people in the last days, weeks, or months of their lives affects us. In this essay I ask: What happens when stories paint pictures, and when pictures paint stories, to make visible our experiences of death, vulnerability, and love—experiences that might otherwise have been impossible to know?
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 28-47 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Departures in Critical Qualitative Research |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2020 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- art therapists
- art therapy
- biography
- palliative care