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inspire he began to paint in a deliberate way by having an assis- tant prime a board with a base color. Hollenstein then uses his wheels to apply multiple coats, sometimes as many as 50, before he feels the painting is complete. "I just keep working it," he says. "As each piece speaks to me, I keep on working the paint. It's like dancing as I spin back and forth and slide the tires. It's probably the time I feel the most freedom in my chair." Hollenstein names each of his paintings with a solitary word — "Expect," "Soar," "Beyond" — are a few exam- ples. As a professional working artist, he has proven cre- ativity always fi nds new ways to defy the odds. Visit http://www.tommyhollenstein.com. RESTORATIVE MAGIC Hit by a drunk driver, Janelle Hinshaw had a near-death experience when she was just six years old. After she was in the ICU trauma center, she was then placed in an orphanage and eventually adopted. Hinshaw is qui- etly fearless. "Time stops in this magical world. Art makes me feel like I know my place in the world," says the self-taught artist. The charcoal textured technique she uses is a restorative healing platform that has trans- formed her life. Hinshaw says, "I was looking for a community when I found Artists for Trauma. It's been amazing. I feel I have these giant wings again!" Visit https://www.instagram.com/janellephantart/. * Artists for Trauma is dedicated to enriching the lives of both civilian and military trauma survivors by pairing recovering patients with established artists from various creative disciplines. In their signature aim to expedite the quality of the long-term recovery process for the signifi cantly altered trauma survivor, they provide and facilitate fun, adaptive, artistic platforms designed to provide free-of-charge, evi- dence-based, interactive, healing programs. AFT partners with local to international non-profi ts, trauma hospitals, businesses, post-acute rehabilitation fa- cilities, military resource organizations, community-based trauma support centers and support groups, individual trauma survivors, and local to internationally established artists to best provide AFT's adaptive, empowering, cre- ative healing environments. For more info, visit https://www.artistsfortrauma.org/. June/July 2018 17