Graduation Year
Spring 2012
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Art
Second Department
Psychology
Reader 1
Susan Rankaitis
Reader 2
Ken Gonzales-Day
Reader 3
Adam Davis
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© 2012 Lily Anna Burgess
Abstract
This thesis is founded in the positive psychological theory of gratitude, the experience of thankfulness and its benefits on both the individual and the community. My explorations via personal journaling, careful reflection, and engaging in craft, led me to cultivate a new definition for gratitude: present moment awareness. Using sheer fabric and the meditative act of embroidering, the language of gratitude was relearned and cultivated. My piece aims to incite further explorations in thanks.
Recommended Citation
Burgess, Lily Anna, "Spelling Gratitude: An Aesthetic Exploration" (2012). Scripps Senior Theses. 127.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/127
