06/30/2025
Shown here on the right, Alexis with her service dog Tia. Alexis, fully blind now at the young age of 30 and Rob, a retired Veteran battered by war with over 23 years of active service. They are a package deal. 2 humans and 2 dogs, a full unit.
I met Rob during one of my 5 week online Veteran art classes I was co-facilitating. He was so moved by class, transformed by the breakthrough experience offered, he and Alexis and their 2 dogs drove up from Alabama to partake in my workshop this past weekend here in Nashville.
At the end of the workshop and after everyone left, Rob said, ‘I have something for you, Wayne.’
He gifted me the art that you see here. I am deeply grateful for our new friendship and the opportunity to help another heal through the gift of art.
PS - Alexis was my first ever blind art student. She paints by touch and points of reference feeling her way around the canvas. It is profound.
#2025
