A Chinese cut paper design from a little book of cuts from China Town...
Lisbeth's Milkweed Mix
Lisbeth's Pastel Mandalas 
Mandalas in the snow.
Lisbeth with a collection of her favorite things. All Beautiful.
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Lisbeth's Blue Bird Angels Mandala
My daughter Lisbeth suffered a traumatic brain injury when she contracted a viral illness in 1988 at the age of six, and she continues to be challenged by multiple difficulties including uncontrolled seizures, behavioral disturbances, learning disabilities and developmental delay. Despite these challenges, Lisbeth's mighty spirit and creativity are remarkably intact. She creates extraordinarily beautiful cut paper snowflakes - hundreds of them (it is ironic that a cluster of seizures is called a "flurry...") and like real snowflakes, each one is unique. Lisbeth sometimes refers to her creations as "brains," which is poignant, for in the making of each snowflake/mandala, it is as if she is recreating her brain. Lisbeth sees figures, animals, and objects in the cutout shapes of each one of her designs, and says that these are what the brain is thinking!
Lisbeth lives in her own home with her cat, Little Milkweed.
Click their picture to learn about Independence Association, the amazing agency that makes this possible!
The Good Doctor
Dr. Gregory Holmes, neurologist, and Lisbeth. Click on this picture to learn more about the neurology program at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Vagus Nerve Stimulator
Click this pic to learn more.
Spindleworks
Click this pic and visit the incredible Spindleworks!
The Normal One: Life with a Difficult or Damaged Sibling
Click this pic of Lis and Sister Kait to read about Dr. Jean Safer's book!
Some Lis-ism's
Not Bad Thing (not necessarily bad), You Do Know (ya know?), The Right Way of It (to do things correctly), The Wrong Way of It (to do things incorrectly), True (what is real and right -affirmative), Silly Way of It (silly), Funny Way of It (funny), Mmmmm Hmmmm, Mmmmm Hmmmm, Mmmmm Hmmmm (yes), All the Ways of Lisbeth Miller (understanding Lisbeth's condition and caring for her appropriately).
More Lis-ism's
It's left in my brain (I remember), It's not left in my brain (I can't remember), Hard to know (Hard telling not knowing, I don't know), Guys couldn't believe it! (incredible!), All the Year and Month (all the time), Doing the Funny Joke (kidding around), THIS way (inserted in sentences repeatedly, emphasis on THIS. not sure I can translate this. It's in the realm perhaps of, Do you follow Me?)
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About Me
- martha miller
- Woolwich, Maine, United States
- I am an artist, an art teacher, a mother of five children, and a grandmother of four, and I live with my husband and our two cats in the woods of Woolwich, Maine. I teach drawing classes through the Continuing Studies Department at Maine College of Art in Portland, and now privately in my new (!) studio @ 72 Front Street, Bath. My blog 'Martha Miller' shares my art, my process, and my inspirations, and my blog 'Not Bad Thing' showcases my daughter Lisbeth's artwork and process. It is also where I share my experience as a mother of an adult child with special needs. You can see more of my artwork on my website @ www.marthamiller.com
Wow! What a cool video done with paper cutting! I just finished making a paper doll's dress for little P, more paper cutting!
ReplyDeleteSouleMama brought me here. Amazing. I grew up with a sister with cerebral palsy, and a mother who worked as an advocate in the disability community (eventually my sister did as well), so have deep roots in this community as well. Lisbeth's talent and challenges are reminders to all of us that each person, every one of us, has gifts to share and difficulties to face. It is good to see the independence *and* support that Lisbeth enjoys.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue! I want to see pictures of those paper dolls! Remember our Gramma helping us make paper dolls at the kitchen table?? oxox
ReplyDeleteHi Andrea! Thanks for stopping by our new blog, and thankyou for your thoughtful comments! Lisbeth has one sister and three brothers, and they all share your experience of being a sibling of someone with special needs - which creates a whole other category of special needs, in my opinion! It is very difficult to be a sibling of a *special* child. Your remark that "each person, every one of us, has gifts to share and difficulties to face" really states that case!! You, and Lisbeth's siblings, are, and always have been, wise beyond your years. God Bless!!! p.s. So glad you came by way of SouleMama - don't you just love her blog? She's terrific!
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