Author: dyslexicplayground

Anthony Faris lives in Madison, WI. After working for over a decade as a salad chef, Anthony bravely returned to school to obtain a college education. In August 2016 he graduated and received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a major of Sociology and minor of Communication. Faris is a musician who self-produced five albums and frequently performs voluntarily for community and fundraising events around southern Wisconsin. Anthony has a passion for music and recognizes its ability to foster learning and creativity for all individuals. He is an advocate for people with learning disabilities and Dyslexia and works to spread awareness so that he and others like him will have the support needed to find their strengths.

August 15, 2020dyslexicplayground

Hi everyone out there in Dyslexic land, I will be performing on Facebook at 4:30pm central time. The piece of music will be titled “Covid-19 an observable of a virus through music”. I hope you check it out. And if you do check it out tell me what you think

August 6, 2020dyslexicplayground

Lou Reed

Hi all you Dyslexic brothers and sisters, I just wanted to invite everyone to participate, in this blog. I invite all artist, whatever the medium you have chosen to work in. You don’t have be dyslexic to participate, just send me your ideas and work. I believe everyone has something to say and inspire with […]

August 4, 2020dyslexicplayground

It has been awhile sens my last post, but I hope everyone is doing well. Hopefully we can get back to normal soon. I am in the process I writing some new music, that I hope to have posted in the next couple of days. And please be safe out there. Remember to always wear […]

March 21, 2020dyslexicplayground

Hope everyone is hanging in there, with all this, Coronavirus shut down. Hopefully it won’t last too much longer. May all of you out there be safe.

May 21, 2019dyslexicplayground

JJ (Jason)Thomson – New work and a freshly minted MFA

I decided to feature again the multi talented artist JJ Thomson in honor of his recent graduation from the University of North Texas where he received a Master of Fine Art degree. His new work has a pop sensibility that nods back to the late 1990’s-early 2000’s and make me think of artists like Tim […]

February 16, 2019February 16, 2019dyslexicplayground

Justin Scroggins – Featured Artist

I received, as a gift, a guitar pick by Justin Scroggins with an interesting animated character etched into the copper material from which it was made. This lead me to look into more of his work and what I discovered was his remarkable ability to take the viewer into a different world through the characters […]

February 8, 2019dyslexicplayground

Hi everyone I am back after a brief hiatus. I am accepting submissions from artists of all mediums- visual and performance based. I will be posting some new, and old artist on the 15 of this month. If you are an artist or musician who is dyslexic or an ally to the cause, and want to participate please contact me.

September 15, 2018dyslexicplayground

September Featured Artist Timothy D Ellis

California based Timothy D. Ellis is the featured artist this month on the Dyslexic Playground. His paintings have a unique style that captures the spirit of the subjects. The famous people that are depicted seem to come alive and you feel like they are familiar and relatable. Please enjoy this work and check out his […]

August 15, 2018dyslexicplayground

August Featured Artist Eric Koester

Every fifteenth day of the month there will be a new featured artist on the Dyslexic Playground. This month I am happy to showcase the work of Milwaukee Artist Eric Koester. I chose Eric’s work because it speaks about American culture both past and present. I am fascinated by the way his paintings and […]