One of my first photos of my brother Mike was a portrait of him in his group home. His hand was posed, his wrist arched. I put my own hand in the frame, reaching out to him. On another occasion, I brought my camera, tripod and a shutter-release cable, so that I could snap a […]
I started this series with the idea that I had a visual library full of different hand images. When I think of hand gestures the first image that comes to mind is my father’s outstretched hands, conducting an imaginary orchestra. This captures the essence of my dad. The next group of hands is beyond the […]
I had video calls with my brother Mike during his hospital stays toward the end of his life. Since Mike was nonverbal, my virtual visits consisted of me talking to him and watching to see if he reacted at all to what I was saying. The image of Mike’s hand was taken from a frame […]
In one of my photos of Mike*, he is reaching out to take my hand. I love this gesture of his. *my autistic, low functioning, nonverbal brother 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 sale is at: https://otherartbyjack.etsy.com
I think my brother Mike had some problems with muscle control in his hands. Sometimes his fingers assumed odd positions. 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 sale is at: https://otherartbyjack.etsy.com
Mike’s hand in a resting position. 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 sale is at: https://otherartbyjack.etsy.com
This is a sketch of a detail of my brother Mike pinching his ear. He had many idiosyncratic gestures. 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 sale is at: https://otherartbyjack.etsy.com
Here, an attendant is giving my brother a helping hand when he was in his group home day program. I don’t recall what he needed help pointing at. Mike was low functioning in addition to being autistic and nonverbal. The staff once showed me a board that had all the letters in the alphabet. The […]
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 […]
These are the hands of my father. He loved music and mathematics with equal passion. Here he is conducting music at my aunt’s house. I forgot which record was playing. He immersed himself in the music, not only with the sensory part of his being but also with the motor portion of his brain. These […]
