Dina ZIskin-Fortune | Soul butterfly

Dina ZIskin-Fortune        

Soul butterfly

Oil paint 

Art has helped me express myself beyond words to manage stress. I was born with a partial thyroid. The stress that I manage comes challenges in communication and how I process information. I have been fortunate to find relief through dance, painting, sculpting, and jewelry making. I have been able to access other parts of myself and my imagination to explore other ways to connect and make sense of my story. Art has helped me view life from other perspectives by exploring various states of consciousness and archetypes. I started to explore other ways to understand the symbolism of having half of a thyroid and how to heal from a sense of lack.  I became drawn to butterflies and the notion of transformation and how to embrace and love myself with my imperfection. I keep finding new ways to express, one layer and color at a time.