Teenager Odin Frost, who lives with his parents in Tyler, Texas, has non verbal autism. A few years ago his parents took him to a local butterfly exhibit and he so fascinated by it, he said the word "butterfly" for the first time. His parents decided to share the video that they took of Odin saying "butterfly" on Instagram and it blew up, reaching artist J.C Fontanive, who wanted to send a gift. The Frosts explained, "He asked for an address to send a gift to Odin to. We were assuming it would maybe be an art print as a card, but to our surprise he sent us the same exact art installation! We were shocked and moved to tears."
On instagram, Odin's mom wrote:
A few years ago we took Odin to the local museum and saw this incredible butterfly exhibit. Odin was so moved by it that he said the word “butterfly” for the first time and just kept laughing with Joy!!
We shared this short clip on insta and by chance the artist and creator of the machine messaged us. He asked for an address to send a gift to Odin to. We were assuming it would maybe be an art print is a card, but to our surprise he sent us the same exact art installation !!! We were shocked and moved to tears.
That night we just all laid in bed watching and snuggling together. Now it sits at the front of our house and is the first thing people see when you walk in. Such a great conversation starter and room calmer.
@jcfontanivehand painted each frame and built the inner workings and Motors by hand. He is one of the kindest and most talented humans we’ve met in this life and hope to get to hang with him face to face soon!!
Since we did the butterfly vid yesterday it reminded me of this joy and so I had to share. Hope you all have the most beautiful peaceful week!