'Iris Grace' will be published in paperback tomorrow - http://amzn.to/2daTsh4 Paintings by Iris Grace, a child with an extraordinary talent to express herself through painting. She is Autistic and is only just starting to talk but is able to paint in a style far beyond her years. We wanted to share her art to raise awareness of her condition and inspire other families in similar situations to ours. Autism is currently affecting around 100,000 children in the UK and these numbers are rising. In the summer of 2013 Iris’s story was published Globally in 227 different countries and over 3 million people visited her site with now over 134 thousand following her adventures on Facebook. She has sold paintings to private art collectors here in the UK and all over the world, in Europe, America, South America and Asia. All profits from the sales of her art go towards more art materials and her on going private therapists

Arts Without Boundaries encourages and facilitates student participation in the arts. We believe that student participation in art, music and writing is critical for students academically and increases the probability of a student staying in school. We support and compliment class room instruction. Our programs are available to public, private and home school students.

Art therapy and Eating Disorders

Patients at the JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Edison are using art to help them recover from traumatic brain injuries. 

Does making art make you happier? This week on Science of Happiness, Julian investigates positive art therapy with a special guest. Watch the bonus episode here! http://youtu.be/j_7qe-LoCQo Download the 'Body' PDF here! http://bit.ly/18BsMYX ▃ ▅ ▆ SUBSCRIBE to SoulPancake ▆ ▅ ▃ http://bitly.com/SoulPancakeSubscribe Watch more episodes of Science of Happiness!

A group of rebellious, creative Kiwi seniors give death the finger, one crazy coffin at a time. Using art to reclaim meaning to life and death, as well as, create community.