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About NADINE RUSINEK-BLOOMFIELD

the

Artist &

the Inspired by the Expressive Arts Therapy thesis I am working on,

this work explores artographically the notion that acts of creation
Work like art making are uniquely positioned to heal, especially trauma.

When we speak of trauma, we sometimes reference the ‘Freeze’

response.

I am emerging from the stuck place, the frozen landscape.
In creating these works I moved into flow; quite literally using

flowing warm wax to thaw and shape my story. I call this series
“At the Intersection of Science and Soul”. I wanted to do a series
exploring scientific tropes refracted through an artistic lens.

I look at them in series - like illuminated manuscripts. Jacob’s
Ladder, symbolizing ascension, resilience and the spiritual
journey, appeared unbidden in both of these works. The ladder
represents the divine flow state, healing. Soul lives here, science

can’t quantify this power.

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