 This week's blog post comes from Aurtistic Zine's Vol.1 Issue 1 titled Journey to our Diagnosis illustrated by artist, Susie Chavez. Aurtistic Zine is a publication that publishes artwork made by artists with autism and their families.
To learn more about Aurtistic Zine, you can visit their page here. To purchase Aurtistic Zine's first publication titled Spectrum, you can find it available for sale at the DSTL Arts shop.
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By @FOOZARO  Plant A Brand New World is an illustration submitted by @FOOZARO to be featured in Art Block Zine's Volume 4, Issue 2 titled Processing.
Art Block Zine is currently accepting submissions for our next biannual zine. For more details, visit our page. To find more illustrations, poetry, and art like such, you can buy a copy of Processing in the DSTL Arts store. By Tanya Sotelo Raising an Autistic child has had me look more closely at how the world perceives Autism and Autistic people. I began to realize what an impact Aurtistic could have when I shared on social media about how Aurtistic came to be and what we were trying to do with the zine. Friends, family, and strangers online messaged me about their excitement for the Zine and how happy they were to see something like Aurtistic was being made.
When my Editor in Chief and I began to brainstorm for issue 2 of Aurtistic Zine, perception immediately jumped out at me as a theme. I thought about all the encounters with people who have had their perception of Autism curated by the media and how they react to being informed that our son is Autistic. It often leads to responses of “Well at least he doesn’t look Autistic.” “He looks normal though!” “Maybe he will grow out of it?” and many more. This will never fail to induce a silent rage to well up inside of me. I try my best to explain that there is no “look” this is not something that can be “grown out of” and I don’t even bother with the whole normal thing because what the hell? Those responses are what drives me. I truly believe that through Aurtistic we are able to offer a different viewpoint from what the mainstream media currently perpetuates. That through the zine Autistic artists can share their talent and their stories that encourage others to expand or change their perception of Autism. Art is often used as bridge between cultures and I hope with Aurtistic it can be a bridge that fosters understanding and acceptance for those with neurological differences. Story By Melina Chavarria Illustrated by Adolfo Reyes Jr.  Hyperlexsia is a comic produced by DSTL Art's Aurtistic Zine, open to artists with autism and their families. Hyperlexsia can be found in Aurtistic Zine's Vol. 1, Issue 1 titled: Spectrum.
You can find your copy of Spectrum available for purchase here. To learn more about Aurtistic Zine, you can visit their web page here. By Angelica Castañeda  Stand Out was taken by Art Block's Editor in Chief, Angelica Castañeda. Stand Out has been featured in Art Block Zine's Volume 4, Issue 1 titled NORMAL.
You can find more works of art like in NORMAL available for purchase here. To learn more about Art Block, visit our page here. Stay tuned for more! -JNA |
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