Wil’s Story: The Paper
Cutting Picasso
Wil Kerner “The Little Prince”
Wil Kerner, autistic and mostly non-verbal,
received a pair of scissors and some construction paper for his tenth birthday and his obsessive cut-outs quickly began to fill his grandma’s
home. Wil’s grandma Susan noticed that his
creations resembled characters that he was
watching on TV. They were actually compositions! Wil and his grandma pasted his cut-out
compositions onto paper and voila, an artist
was created!
Now Wil, referred to as the “cutout kid,” has
art work, which sells for thousands of dollars,
on display in galleries on both coasts. But even
more than financial gain, art has helped Wil to
connect with the outside world. It’s given him
confidence, which we all know is priceless!
James’ Story: Composer of
the Canvas
James Frye, who is known as the “Futuristic
Throwback” artist, says he can see the colors
when he listens to music. Although James is
20, Wendy, his mom,