This is my primitive rendition of my hand, my mother’s and my brother Mike’s during our last visit to see him (trigger warning – some angry words from a frustrated sibling) in his group home in 2013. My brother Dave was there too, so it was the last gathering of all the living members of […]
Looking at the evolution of this particular set of drawings, one can see the transition from the depiction of a physical place to images inspired by the meaning that place to the artist. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: https://autisminspiredart.etsy.com My other artwork for […]
Mom or Dad took this picture of Dave and me, by the steps leading up to Mike’s building at Willowbrook. This was during one of the frequent visits we made to see our brother. The picture below is my wishful thinking made visible.
Here are some pictures from Mike‘s toddler days. You can see my dad’s father and my mom’s mother hold Mike as a baby. Dad is trying to interest Mike in the piano. Mike seems to be having fun with mom in one of the photos.
Happy Birthday Mom. You are the best! You were strong when we were growing up. Even in the era of the ‘refrigerator mother’, you said, “I never felt guilty about Michael and you shouldn’t either.” Other parents had children like Michael and you worked with them to start a support network – quite something in […]
