Abstract
Joint drawing is a key technique in dyadic art therapy. This study characterized the pictorial phenomena reflecting shared mother–child relationship patterns in joint drawings. Twelve dyads composed of mothers and their 5 to 7-year-old children were asked to make two joint drawings. Then the mothers took part in a semi-structured qualitative interview based on the phenomenological approach in art therapy. The joint drawings and interviews were analyzed according to the principles of Grounded Theory. Three central categories emerged: 1). Separation and closeness; 2) Control; 3) Security in the relationship. These themes are discussed in detail. The findings highlight the child's needs for both separation and closeness within a primary attachment relationship, and demonstrate the ways in which the joint drawings reflect these needs.
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