Posted By Janet Lawson, MFT on December 9, 2013

Brook and April in full color fingerless gloves

The studio may be cold, and it is VERY cold, but the workshops are hot! The chill in the air doesn’t seem to slow down student production. Julia finished her Phases of the Moon piece. George is nearly finished with a cool catapult. And lots of other projects are moving forward. We all just bundle up in our sweaters, flannel longjohns, knit hats and wooly gloves and we keep on working. Colorful fingerless gloves seem to be the new Autistry Chic.

Hand-forged iron candle-stand by Toby Hickman

Autistry eBay Store: Just in time for holiday shopping, this week we launched the Autistry eBay Store filled with fabulous handmade and vintage items donated by local artists, artisans and supporter of Autistry.
We have a great collection of unique works perfect for holiday gifts: hand crafted candle-stands, a hand-sewn quilt, jewelry, framed photography, unique ceramic bookends and other lovely stuff.

All proceeds support the programs of Autistry Studios.

Check out the store!

Ben working on a bird house based on his own home

School Partnerships: In January the Autistry School Partnership program continues with Build Stuff Workshops for students from Oak Hill School and Star Academy. These workshops have been very successful, enjoyed by both students and staff. We work closely with the school teachers to provide a learning experience that enhances and advances academic study. We have found that working with ones hands to create a project exercises not just fine motor skills, but also executive functioning skills, math skills and social skills.

The Spring semester begins Saturday, January 4th. The schedule is posted on the Autistry website. We are scheduling intake interviews now and there are a few openings in the workshops.

The truck in better days!

It is with sadness that we note the passing of the de-facto Autistry vehicle “the truck,” our old Chevy Tahoe. Blowing a head gasket (for the second time) we decided it was time to buy a new car. While we were car shopping we realized that it is probably time for Autistry have its own vehicles so we will be seeking capital equipment grants to buy a van of some sort.

Stay warm!

The Autistry Team

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