Artism and Me: Autism Within My Heart in Color

by Maggie S. Russell

Overview

If you have a child or children with autism or are an autistic adult, then you will love this book because it is filled with vibrant colors of nature, landscapes, animals, and rainbows in oil pastels. It is a poignant story told through the eyes of an autistic student in her world as read in Artism and Me.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781532048029
Publisher:	iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/25/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	100
File size:	55 MB
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About the Author

As a Fine Art Major at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Gulfport, Maggie Susan Russell, is an outstanding, autistic SPED student with a 3.75 GPA. She was on the MGCCC's Vice President's list three times, an Honorary Member of Phi Theta Kappa and the National Business Honor Society. Maggie was the recipient of the Jackson Pollack Art Award in 2017 for being the "most expressive artist," and in 2018, she was awarded the Henri Matisse "Fauvism" Award for her "use of bold colors." She also placed third in the Computer Art Category for Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry, Starry, Night." "Art is my life, and I want to help others with disabilities like mine. The word "Autism" does not define who I am as a person, because I define it through my art. Maggie will be pursuing an "Art Therapy" degree at the university in 2019.