Zoller, ChristineKarpa, Alyssa2016-05-252016-05-252016-052016-05-03May 2016http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5324This thesis work depicts my process of therapy and rejuvenation found through artwork about abuse I suffered during high school. Through creating metaphors about the abuse, PTSD, and my anxiety, I discovered that my work served as a coping and healing act. My thesis displays fiber art techniques-embroidery, crochet, rusting and decaying fiber, and creating sculpture with hog gut and wire-that illustrate my recovery from abuse, as well as the strategies that now help me cope with residual anxiety.application/pdfentextilesfiberartcrochetabusehog gutrustingrecoveryArt therapyPost-traumatic stress disorder--ArtAnxiety in artEmbroidery in artFamily violence in artSculpture--Themes, motivesMaster's Thesis2016-05-25