Fucked around on a mobile paint app. The result ✨appeases✨ my brain. What about you?

Made a "thank you" gift for my therapist. I've been seeing her for a year and a half and she's never once treated me like a child, made me feel lesser, ignored what I say, or cut me off while talking. Unlike many other medical professionals, she treats me like a person and with respect.

She's also the person who evaluated and diagnosed me with Autism. She's a psychologist that specializes in evaluating and diagnosing Autism in adults. I wanted to thank her for all she's done for me. I struggle with trusting people, and it takes a long time to earn my trust, but she managed to do it.

I designed and stitched the gift myself. It is full of little easter eggs between her and I. When I gave it to her today, she teared up and took a moment to compose herself before she cried. I was hoping to get it done so that I could give it to her today because I go into surgery tomorrow and it'll be my eighth time under the knife.

The surgery is low risk but never zero. In case my luck finally runs out, and something goes awry, I wanted her to know I appreciate everything she's helped me through.

Here is a more detailed version of my little character, and while I was drawing it, it got me thinking what do yall use or draw to represent yourself? I have been drawing this guy for years!

Who else would love this?

This was a favorite art form of mine that I discovered around the age of 17. I make animals entirely out of pipe cleaners. Every now and then, I get fixated on making them again and make a bunch…and then I get burnt out and move onto something else. The interest resurfaces a few times a year!

Here are some of my creations:

Art by Anna Haifisch anna.haifisch on instagram anna_haifisch on twitter/x

I saw this art and almost started crying. I see others able to interact and have fun, have good friendships and experiences and you’re just.. a loner. You don’t get to be normal. You don’t get to be like the others.

It reminds me of my high school experience. Just standing off to the side and observe others’ joy.

I've posted this in the abstract art subreddit before, but I want to ask it here - What do you see?

FAQ: Unknown artist, no signature. Thrifted painting, bought several years ago. There's an arrow/cord on the back, so it is hung correctly. It's about three feet tall. There's a lot of textures that can't be fully captured via photo, it's definitely a mixed media piece. I ask everyone that comes into my apartment the same question. Not a lot of people answer similarly to one another. I don't know what any of the answers mean.

It feels like every autistic person is interested about art, and is usually good at it too.

So what kind of art you do? Feel free to post pictures of your work too, it doesn't matter if you only doodle sometimes, it's also considered as art :)