RE-ATTUNING WITH LIFE
My art practice explores how visual artwork can be of benefit during the process of personal healing and transformation by functioning as a map leading to a desired goal. I sometimes partner with individuals who want to introduce change into their lives but who feel stuck. After they state their intention, I spend some time gestating ideas through meditation and contemplation. The resulting painting diagrams how energy will be moving once their intention is realized. It is activated during an in-person session involving exercises guiding the individual to find their own path of transformation. I strongly recommend continuing to work with the painting for as far into the future as desired, either re-enacting the format of our initial session or adapting to suit changing needs.
With “Re-Attuning to Life, ” I was the individual in need of change; I had painful inflammation in a few toe joints, limiting mobility. A medical intuitive saw an image of my foot giving off smoke (“releasing poison”). I realized the “poison” was actually a limiting belief that was crippling me. I began my practice sessions with a Continuum dive by focusing jocks and theta breaths into my toes. I enjoyed the return of movement and nuanced sensation to the afflicted area. By continuing to work with the breath, I would then re-attune with life, joy, possibility, enthusiasm, passion, love, prosperity and compassion. On the inhalation, I received each quality and on the exhalation, I shared it. I saw/felt these qualities as a vibration depicted in the painting as concentric circles of yellow, orange and red. After spending a few months doing interactive sessions with the painting, today, my foot is healed.
“Re-attuning with Life” (11.5″ x 11.5″, gouache on paper) This piece was awarded First Place in “Waves of Change: a Juried Exhibition of Brooklyn Artists” and an Honorable Mention in “Celebrate the Healing Power of Art 2008.” Visit http://www.pcturczyn.com for further information.
I’m commenting as a mentally ill adult in recovery.Your words struck a deep chord with me,as here at Arundel Lodge the art programs as well as other programs available to me have played a strong role in my recovery. I have just begun my own business,and thinking of where I have come from,I feel very grateful.Keep up your good work.
thank-you for your comment and kudos for the deep work you are doing on yourself. i believe there is nothing more healing than the creative process. that said, i am exploring how existing images might have a healing effect on receptive viewers. right now, a music therapist has posted some of my mandalas on the walls of a psychiatric hospital. the patients suffer from schizophrenia and depression. when she reports back, i will post the results.