This work was created by David this year and it represents a day in his life. He has started experimenting with mixed media and he has a knack for it. He says he wants to make more. We keep a lot of his little experiments in the studio and when he wants to create a "masterpiece" we pull all of these things out and he will then design his larger piece using past items he has created. It breaks the process up a bit more and allows him to process the completed project without being distracted by the finer details of each individual component. He uses this work to talk about his triumphs and struggles his fears and joys... he is communicating more and more and we believe his work in the studio has been a tool to help him do that. By the way... this piece took Grand Prize for the 12 and under category in the National Program for the Arts Exhibition this year. Not bad for an autistic 8 year old.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
David and his Artwork
This work was created by David this year and it represents a day in his life. He has started experimenting with mixed media and he has a knack for it. He says he wants to make more. We keep a lot of his little experiments in the studio and when he wants to create a "masterpiece" we pull all of these things out and he will then design his larger piece using past items he has created. It breaks the process up a bit more and allows him to process the completed project without being distracted by the finer details of each individual component. He uses this work to talk about his triumphs and struggles his fears and joys... he is communicating more and more and we believe his work in the studio has been a tool to help him do that. By the way... this piece took Grand Prize for the 12 and under category in the National Program for the Arts Exhibition this year. Not bad for an autistic 8 year old.
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