Tag Archives: violin

Meditation Series: (8/8) Paddy Reilly’s, NYC (1991)

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When I put my violin away for a while, I loosened the strings. I thought this would preserve it during prolonged disuse. After a while, I wanted to play again. I opened the case an took out my violin. I heard something rolling around inside. It was the sound peg, a small dowel, hand fitted […]

Meditation Series: (8/8) Luthier Storefront, NYC (1989)

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My Dad loved music, he loved the violin, he loved his oldest son Michael and his family. Mike was unreachable, nonverbal, autistic and low functioning. Dad said, and I think I remember this, that Mike would chime in at the ‘surprise’ part of Haydn’s Surprise Symphony. Mike would hum classical music that Dad would play on the hi […]

Meditation Series: (4/8) Luthier Storefront, NYC (1989)

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New Year’s Eve is a time for reflection. The violin is a symbol of my youth, and early times in my original family’s life. I miss everyone from back then. Hope everyone had a wonderful and safe New Year’s celebration. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike […]

Meditation Series: (2/8) Luthier Storefront, NYC (1989)

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I can only imagine the inside of the violin shop. I used to play the violin and I love the beauty of its sound as well its shape. 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

Memories of Michael: Mike “Listening” to Dad Playing the Violin (1992)

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It would be nice to think that Mike was listening to Dad playing the violin. Dad loved music, and he loved his son Mike. Mike had a library of gestures that he made. We could correlate some of them with his moods. I’m pretty sure the one in this picture wasn’t related to the music […]