The purpose of this study was to help to understand the in-depth lives of women living alone in rural areas who suffer from disease and stress as well as mental health problems elevated from a sense of helplessness, alienation, and depression and to try to find out what the meaning of their art therapy experience is. The subjects of this study were three female solitary senior citizens in their 70s and 80s who reside in A City in South Chungcheong Province. Seven in-person interviews including the initial interview were conducted from December 2015 through April 2016 and there were also phone interviews and visits as needed. Each session had 60 to 90 minutes of art therapy. In-depth interviews were conducted during these sessions. Asaresult, the arttherapy appeared to help the female solitary senior citizens experience the joy of learning and play and meet their desire to experience certain rewards from their unfulfilled past lives. It also had the effect of ego integration by giving them insights into their present selves. In addition, drawing and crafting activities themselves provided pleasure to the female solitary senior citizens' lives and gave them a sense of vitality in their life because they accepted their experiences in the social activities.