Kimani is a four-year-old girl with Down syndrome and a brain injury. She is visually impaired, wildly impulsive, and very cute. She is unable to express herself with words, and thus I am left to wonder about her…
Always I wonder what she sees, what she knows. Always I wonder who she is on the inside.
If I could paint her brain it would look like this…
And if I could paint her heart, it would look like this…
And if I could paint her soul, it would look like this…
And if I could paint a little Kimani inside herself, it would look like this…
But I did not paint those pictures. It was Kimani who painted herself from the inside out.
Post by The Unknown Contributor. Reprinted with permission.
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TUC, every time I look at this, I think I can figure out what, or how, she did it. And then I look at it again and see how the straight lines split and peel back, or the part that looks like a fist, or the tiny bit of orange emerging at the bottom and I know I don’t have any idea what I’m talking about.
Good golly. I could look at this all night. I’d be just as amazed six hours from now.
Just beautiful. Truly. Your words, a poem. Her painting, a poem without words.
This is beautiful and remarkable artwork. Each one is a masterpiece.
Wow. I did not see that coming. Just wow.
Every time I see this I am speechless. In January it blew me away. And now, again in March. I am looking forward to this book….
The book is Gillian Marchenko’s.
This post is by another parent, but it is a view into that world, which we feel is powerful and a great introduction to what will be coming from Gillian.
Ahhhhh …. gotcha! Looking forward to Gillian’s book. This post… just amazing. Every time I look at the images I notice something else inside.