We have been very busy at Artism by Nick preparing for the holidays. We are creating beautiful greetings with personalized messages. As you can see by the photos, Nick has been prepping materials in anticipation of our workload.
Our customers are able to select their own personal greeting, font style, card stock color, ribbon color, and design scheme (green and red or blue and white). These will make for truly unique and memorable holiday cards! Nick's artist profile and logo will be on the back of each card.
The deadline for ordering your personalized holiday cards is October 1, and you will receive your cards by November 30 for mailing.
If you are interested and did not receive information about this unique offer in the mail, please email us and place your order!
Nick's sister Sara has been inspiring him his whole life. He has looked up to her and even though she didn't always notice it, he was watching her and learning from her all the time. (Because of her tutelage, video games are still one of Nick's favorite pasttimes...and boy, is he good!)
Unlike a lot of kids with autism, Nick loved the hustle-bustle of errands, outings, going to her school functions, and hanging with her friends when they came over. To say the least, there is a void in our house, but never in our hearts, for our Sara.
When she left for New York 3 years ago, I gave her a silver locket with a white feather inside. Engraved on the back was my wish for her - "fly". She certainly did - she is creating a fantastic career for herself in publishing.
She was hired as Assistant Editor for a beautiful startup magazine, Crochet Today (www.crochettoday.com). After 2 years there, she made a very brave and bold move recently to an Assistant Music Editor position at BUST magazine (www.bust.com), along with her ongoing freelance and web magazine work.
We are so proud of Sara! It's hard to have a blog starring Nick without talking a little bit about Sara. She is the apple of her parents' OTHER eye.
So please, right now, go to www.crochet today.com and click on the Editor's Letter - for a warm, wonderful tribute to Sara from Editor-in-Chief Brett Bara.
Welcome to Artism by Nick! The artist is NICK - a happy, loving guy who just happens to live with autism. Nick has never spoken… not in words. He uses pictures to tell people what he likes and wants to do. And he also uses that expressive face and those gorgeous brown eyes! He is a person who can really speak to your heart.
Nick also enjoys speaking through art. His media is varied paper with acrylic paints and other accents. His product is a beautiful, one-of-a-kind collage note card that can be sent to people you love for any occasion or for no reason at all. You will never see two of Nick’s cards that are the same, because with each one, each element and each stroke of paint will be applied differently. We hope you enjoy sending these beautiful, unique pieces of art to family and friends! Nick can take special requests for color and theme. He has recently created some beautiful
bridal note cards using parchment paper, gold flecks and pieces of lace. Keep watching the blog for the latest examples of his work, and email him with your order and your special request!
Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.
-Victor Hugo
Nick's Dream
Did you know that it takes at least four million dollars to support a person with autism (housing, basic necessities, support at work, home and play) throughout a lifetime? Every dollar that Nick makes with his art will go towards the support he will need to help make his life full, happy and rewarding.
Pricing at bottom of page.
"Success is not what happens to a man. Success is what a man does with what happens to him."
- Aldous Huxley
Take Nick's Advice
Relax - it's good for you!
Autism Awareness Ribbon
To learn more: www.delautism.org
The Autism Awareness Ribbon Story
The autism awareness ribbon is made up of puzzle pieces to show how puzzling and mysterious autism can be. The varying colors and shapes show how all people with autism can be different.
The brightness of the colors shows that there is much hope for a bright future for those living with autism. People with autism and their families can have happy lives when people like you learn more about autism and accept them as friends.
nick and his beautiful sister sara
getting ready for a night on the town
"Be yourself... who else is better qualified?"
Just A Few Of Nick's Favorite Things...
Here are a few of the finer things in life for Nick...
"The grand essentials in this life:
Something to do, Something to love, Something to hope for."