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| March 1, 1994 |
Montage Magazine
Toledo, OH |
March 1994
Volume 2, Number #2 |
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"July 18, 1989" Magazine Cover art - Oil on Canvas Private Collection - Pennsylvania June 1991 24" x 36" |
Bittin Foster’s multi–media exhibit, Tree-to-Tree: Recovery Transformation, consists of a revealing series of drawings, watercolors, oil paintings, texture-laden collages, and journals which embody her arduous struggle to recover from a traumatic brain injury in 1989. The focal point of the exhibit is Bittin’s Peace: Seven Inner Women, an 11-foot by 11-foot, three dimensional, ten-panel collage which depicts seven inner women emerging from the branches of a tree and incorporates a textual background made up of personal journals, x-rays, doctors’ and therapist’s reports, and family communications.
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"Breaking Boundaries & inserts images of "Tree to Tree" series" Magazine page Toledo, OH March 1994 10" x 14" |
Foster says that her inspiration for Bittin’s Peace came from a discussion with a friend, “She explained neuron connections with her fingers, making analogies to tree branches. What a powerful visual image for me! The lines in my drawings reflected my visualization of neuron ‘trees’ in my brain. Months passed, the trees grew more complex and conceptual as I consciously used creative visualization to help heal my brain damage.”
Tree to Tree has been traveling across the country since February 1993, appearing at galleries and numerous National head Injury Conferences. Foster hopes that the exhibit will inspire others “to strive for personal recovery and positive change.”
