D. J. Svoboda
D.J. Svoboda
Born 1982 – (Sumter, SC)

D.J.  was born on September 22, 1982. He was diagnosed
with autism at the age of three. D.J. is an amazing artist with
a very colorful imagination and a very creative selection of
“Imagifriends”; Imaginames”; “Doodlefriends” and “Sketchfriends”
that can be enjoyed by all age groups. The colors and shapes
created in his works are truly eye candy!

D.J. is now in his twenties and this is “his” message to the nation:

“Growing up with Autism was pretty tough! There were times when I was made fun of and called names and treated badly. Through these hardships I created “The Imagifriends of Imagiville”.The Imagifriends teach an important lesson about Acceptance and help those with Autism and Disabilities know how special they are and that even they can make a great difference in the world.”

“I have created The Imagifriends based on difficult situations I have faced growing up with Autism. They are brightly colored characters who help and support one another. They live in a wonderful place called Imagiville where everyone is accepted " just the way they are" and no one is ever picked on or mistreated. I want to use my art to help encourage others with Autism and to let them know that they too can help make the world a better place.”

“Coming up with the names of each Imagifriends is a little bit challenging. To come up with a name I take a couple of words and use those letters to come up with a name…For example; I take the words Paper and Happy, I think for a minute and then in my mind I say-pahappery,so it can be a little challenging sometimes but it is worth it.”
                                                            “For my art I use Micron pens size 8 and 5 and for the   
                                                              coloring I use Crayola super tip markers. One big challenge     
                                                              is to add everyone’s favorite colors. I enjoy being an artist                          
                                                              and I really love helping those with Autism and disabilities.”

                                                              D.J. has also just had his first book published. It is about  acceptance for 
                                                             those with Autism. You can learn more about D.J. , his book and his  
                                                             mission at WWW.MYIMAGIVILLE.COM.

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