ART FOR AN IPAD

We decided that Joshua needs a portable computer to take with him to and from school and to really focus on typing and communication . Now, as I said in my last post, Joshua is very very verbal but when it comes to writing and typing he lacks skill. It is common with his syndrome that writing is too exhausting for those who deal with it. They might learn to write but   they can never do much of it for very long and their letters are shaky and poorly shaped. This is the case for  Joshua. His inability to write is holding back the rest of his learning. Ipads more and more are being used for special needs and autistic kids as a form of augmented communication. Apple has even developed APPS for them for such a reason like word prediction software etc. We hope to have the funds raised by September 2011 for this item or sooner.

I wanted to  find a fundraising project that could involve Joshua directly. Since I make my living as an artist and both Joshua's dad and sister also have a passions for art  on a recreational level, I thought this would be the perfect  family project. Yesterday I set both my children to task painting original acrylic works for this fundraiser to be auctioned off to raise the needed funds. It was so fun for them and such a bonding moment for us to  do this. Joshua produced what I think is a very nice  piece of abstract art. Okay..so its not a Rembrandt..but it is still something I would be proud to hang in my home and has some lovely colours. He was so proud of himself. It  made him very happy. He was so proud in fact that when I took him to school this morning he wanted to tell everyone about his new job. I love that this is giving him a feeling of accomplishment. I have already gotten a couple bids on his first painting . The current bid as of this morning is $25.00 and  the auction for that painting will stay open to bids until next Sunday.

Now we can not leave little sister Madison out. She also wanted to help her brother get what he needs. That little girl amazes me with her sense of compassion and philanthropy. She has been asking me to start a fundraiser project to help the needy for a long time now but I was not sure what it was she could do. Now I know..I am blessed to have these two kids and an so excited to see how this project goes.


If you wish to place a bid on any of the art pieces up for auction you can  make a bid here or on my Facebook album for the auction. at
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=question&id=10150217165236214&qa_ref=na&notif_t=question_answer#!/album.php?fbid=10150217252951214&id=502926213&aid=349020


 We will also gladly accept monetary donations towards this technology.We welcome any support we can get.


Some of my own art work will also be going up for auction. The first piece I have donated toward this auction is a hawk head study.  Openning bid for the hawk will start at $50.00 which is below my usual fee. Any takers?