SHARE YOUR WORLD – 2016 WEEK 19


 

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SHARE YOUR WORLD – 2016 WEEK 19

With your answers, please remember we are in the SYW world and which may not always match our reality.

  1. You win a pet monkey but this isn’t just any old monkey. It can do one trick for you whenever you want from getting a pop out of the fridge to washing your hair. What would be the trick?

Go find that dork Donald Trump or the Koch Brothers get their money and redistribute it to the poor, needy, disabled, homeless, Veterans and Oh Yes while we’re at it Give me the monetary equivalent of my 40 Acres and a Mule.  Hmmm… maybe while they digging into The Donald’s bank account I would get the monkey to rip that sorry-ass dead animal weave off his noggin!! LOL!!

  1. What caring thing are you going to do for yourself today?

Got my eyebrows and upper lip waxed. Love the magnificent artist Frida Kahlo but no need for a Unibrow.  Took advantage of today’s good weather and did a Soulful Strut along Fulton Street in Brooklyn.

  1. What color do you feel most comfortable wearing?

Purple.  Red and Blue also.

  1. Complete this sentence:  When I travel I love to….  eat and take photos!!

Bonus question:  What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up? 

I am grateful for my vacation even though it rained the entire time except for today which is the last day. However I’m also grateful I was at home as opposed to work because the museum gets extremely crowded during inclement weather. It’s like being invaded by locusts!  Also grateful for the opportunity to celebrate my brother Stephen’s 55th Birthday!!  Hooray!! Went to see the Special Dinosaur Exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History.   We also made progress on the Sibling Art Collage that we are collaborating on.

Looking forward to getting together with a guy I met yesterday at my room-mate’s dinner party. Since I work for a New York museum I can get into all other NYC museums for Free. Since we both have an interest in art, photography, museums, Buddhism, etc… we made an immediate connection.

Also this African-American Scottish Brother is easy on the eyes with a great sense of humor. As you can see I’m getting slightly giddy as though I was 17 instead of 57 but I’m ready for some romance. But let’s not put the care ahead of the horse. Right now Mr. African Scotland Yard seems like a great hang-out partner. Hopefully the weather will be in the 70s and sunny with no rain like the past week.  Fingers crossed!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen’s Photo-Collage Art Project


Stephen’s Photo-Collage Art Project

Stephen and I have been working on this project since March. It is ongoing as Stephen can only be with me either during my vacation or when I can get extra days away from work. For safety I cut out the images and Stephen strategically places them on the canvas. We are two Artists working together, channeling our mutual sibling creativity to provide more beauty in the world. I believe Stephen’s Autism gives him special talents and abilities which he expresses in his own unique way. I don’t really care too much for labels but I suppose Stephen’s creations can be put within the category of Folk Art or Outsider Art.

One day with God’s grace, guidance and providence I would like to bring more Art projects and programs to adults with Autism. I think society and the media has such a narrow view of individuals with Autism and my goal is to show them in a different light. I’ve already developed a photography program which I hope will be accepted by agencies that provide services for developmentally disabled adults.

I feel partnerships with small local neighborhood museums and art galleries would be more than willing to showcase artworks from adult developmentally disabled artists. So far I’ve not been able to get buy-in from the organizations that serve the developmentally/intellectually disabled communities but perhaps one day God will open doors for me and Stephen.  I have many hopes, dreams and goals but it looks like they will have to wait until I retire in summer 2018. In the meantime I will continue to encouragement, support and showcase my brother Stephen’s art.

 

 

 

 

Stephen’s 55th Birthday Celebration


Here are photos of the tiny but terrific chocolate birthday cake along with us chowing down on cake and chocolate ice cream! Lactaid Chocolate Ice Cream!!  Included are pictures of Stephen’s birthday haul. A very wonderful baseball cap and loads of key chains!! Special Thanks to my blogging buddy who donated these items!! Grace, Peace & Blessings to you!!

 

 

Short Video of my brother Stephen’s 55th Birthday Celebration!! My room-mate and I sang Stephen the Birthday Song!! Hooray!! Cheers!!

 

 

 

Dinosaurs Among Us


 

Our day with the Dinos celebrating Stephen’s 55th Birthday!!