Nine Women: Collages of Spirit-Collages of Self
Qualitative Inquiry June 3, 2023 DOI: 10.1177/10778004231176103 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Reflexive Inquiry (qualitative, arts-based) Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 9 |
| Population | Nine artist women |
| Interventions | Collaging Meditation Dialogue |
| Key findings | Argues that combining meditation, collaging, and dialogue can support healing from internalized injustices, empowerment to take positive action, and a harmonized inner state among the nine artist women whose collages are presented. The authors frame the inquiry as an effort to evoke feeling and insight through juxtaposed imagery and poetic rendering rather than to establish generalizable results. |
Abstract
Collaging invites the twists and turns of meaning-making and insight. This Reflexive Inquiry illuminates the collages of nine artist women and celebrates the potency of harnessing Creative Consciousness through meditation, collaging, and dialogue. We aim for balance between juxtaposing evocative imagery, poetic rendering, responding with creative critical social justice understanding, and humility in this undertaking to evoke feeling and insight. The metaphor of the canoe crossing the river illustrates this journey. The fiercely powerful women in this inquiry were provided a pathway to heal from internalized injustices, empower themselves to take positive action, and discover a harmonized state from within.