Devotion Part 2

Last post I talked about devotion using an artist who was doing self portraits while on drugs.  It was all about art but no technology.  This time around I found another example of devotion with art and technology combined.  His name is Francis Tsai.  Francis Tsai  is a concept artist and a comic book artist.  He was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease in 2010.  When he lost the use of his limbs, he still had the passion for creating art so he used the Brush app on his iPhone and mastered the app with his toes.  Then when he lost his ability to use his toes he got help to continue his art by way of computers.  He rigged a device where he could draw with his eye.  Using the technology brand Tobii's eye tracking device, Francis Tsai was able to draw with his eye movements.

Not only is his story inspirational, but this exemplifies devotion. Francis Tsai didn't wallow in sorrow or stopped doing art altogether.  Much like the disabled athletes who continue their sports, he was resourceful and adapted to all obstacle, devoted to his work.

These are some examples of his eye-gazing drawing:

More can be found and bought on his website store: http://francistsaistore.storenvy.com/

For any aspiring musicians who might need some inspirations, Jason Becker is a guitarist who also has Lou Gehrigs disease but continues to compose music with adapting technology.