About Me - Ruth
So... a little bit about me. My name is Ruth, I'm 31 and I live in sunny Scotland. My favourite animals are penguins and my favourite activity is drawing, so I like drawing penguins a lot. I love making people happy with my artwork.
Some of my work has been shown in exhibitions at Project Ability in Glasgow and the Gallery on the Corner in Edinburgh. I have made and sold several books, two about metaphors and one about how I experience the world with autism.
I have studied web design and interactive media at college and I also studied computer animation and multimedia at university for a short period until I was forced to discontinue due to my health. I have a degree in Primary Education and I also completed a Post Graduate certificate in autism, so I was a student for quite a long time!
I sell my work as greeting cards, digital prints, coasters, mugs and commissions through my Etsy shop "Penguin Parade", and a smaller selection through local shops and craft fairs.
My drawings have been used to illustrate an online e-learning course about autism. The e-learning course was originally designed for the staff at my local council, but it is great for teaching parents, family, carers, professionals and people on the autism spectrum. It is free for anyone to access here:
http://www.westlearningnetwork.org.uk/asd/en_index_offline.htm
My mum helps me with all the business side of creating, producing and selling my artwork. I would not be able to do this myself due to my disabilities. I am autistic and have a genetic connective tissue disorder called 'Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome' (hEDS). Raising awareness of both autism and hEDS is very important to me. If you'd like to find out more about either condition, please click on the buttons below :)
Some of my work has been shown in exhibitions at Project Ability in Glasgow and the Gallery on the Corner in Edinburgh. I have made and sold several books, two about metaphors and one about how I experience the world with autism.
I have studied web design and interactive media at college and I also studied computer animation and multimedia at university for a short period until I was forced to discontinue due to my health. I have a degree in Primary Education and I also completed a Post Graduate certificate in autism, so I was a student for quite a long time!
I sell my work as greeting cards, digital prints, coasters, mugs and commissions through my Etsy shop "Penguin Parade", and a smaller selection through local shops and craft fairs.
My drawings have been used to illustrate an online e-learning course about autism. The e-learning course was originally designed for the staff at my local council, but it is great for teaching parents, family, carers, professionals and people on the autism spectrum. It is free for anyone to access here:
http://www.westlearningnetwork.org.uk/asd/en_index_offline.htm
My mum helps me with all the business side of creating, producing and selling my artwork. I would not be able to do this myself due to my disabilities. I am autistic and have a genetic connective tissue disorder called 'Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome' (hEDS). Raising awareness of both autism and hEDS is very important to me. If you'd like to find out more about either condition, please click on the buttons below :)