EXHIBITION REVIEW: Out of the Ethers
MADELAINE SHELLABY Yes! You can experience healing when you stand in front of a work of art. Stand in front of one of the paintings by P.C.Turczyn on exhibit recently at the New York Open Center. Look into her botanical mandalas and become aware of a renewed sense of balance and harmony. Colorful, active, radiant, … Continue reading
ART WITH A HEALING INTENTION
“Original art done with a healing intention is transformative. It can shape shift the hospital environment; it changes the energy.” ~Annette Ridenour Annette Ridenour is the president of Aesthetics Inc., an art consultancy firm specializing in the creation of art programs for hospitals. Her bio from the Aesthetics website describes her as “a pioneer … Continue reading
INFINITE PATIENCE
A maple tree with a special gift for it advised me that Patience has to do with one’s relationship with time; to cultivate Patience, one must be fully present in the moment. To do so, try silencing the inner monologue by first shifting to an attitude of open attention, as though you were listening … Continue reading
The Dynasty Brush Blog Puts P.C.Turczyn in the Spotlight
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: P.C.TURCZYN BY KARYN MEYER-BERTHEL New York artist, P.C.Turczyn began her interest in both art and healing early in life and pursued both practices at different times in her professional journey. With a degree in textile design, Turczyn had a long career designing fabrics and learning precise color mixing and painting in … Continue reading
ART THAT SUPPORTS THE HEALING PROCESS AWARD
A FEATURE OF THE “CELEBRATE THE HEALING POWER OF ART” EXHIBIT If the widespread impulse among artists to create artwork with a healing effect is to coalesce into a real movement, it will be thanks to visionaries like Renee Phillips and her collaborators. Renee has played a pivotal role by creating the annual juried online … Continue reading
HOW MY HEALING ART EXPLORATION BEGAN
I used to have a secret negative voice in my head telling me that I was kidding myself about visual art having a healing effect on viewers. But I, also, felt my energy field strengthen as I set about exploring the possibility that it did. That was enough to tell me that I was on … Continue reading
FALL EQUINOX 2013: INFINITE INSPIRATION
Mandala by P.C.Turczyn Breath Awareness Practice by Gaye Abbott, RYT Inspiration comes when we allow ourselves to dive deeply into our longing to experience the true and full expression of why we are here. The heart and mind of all that is – “God” – creates a state of “being breathed” into, inspiration nested within … Continue reading
PASSION, POWER & PURPOSE: SUMMER SOLSTICE 2012
At this time of year, nature is at its peak of creativity and abundance. On my walks over the past few days, I have encountered a deer with two fawns, a black bear, wild turkeys, talking crows, a Great Blue Heron and dozens of species of wildflowers in brilliant hues. The trees are more awake … Continue reading
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