[image description: the background is full of falling glitter while the foreground has a crystal cluster in the center of a gold infinity symbol. The text reads "Maxwell Leigh Glitter Autist"]

Artist Bio

My name is Maxwell Leigh. I am a Summa Cum Laude Appalachian State University graduate who has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a minor in Sociology. I am a little bit of everything when it comes to art. My main art form is writing and world creation, but I love to play with the magic of creativity, that is found in mixed media and jewelry making. I also enjoy the blessing of capturing beautiful moments in time through photography and I am a character performer and enjoy embodying movie characters, mascots, and creatures.

I am just starting my journey of finding my artistic voice due to the arts being so inaccessible to me, for most of my life. However, with every art project, I tap into all my senses to bring to life the world, like I experience it. I want others to feel the rush of emotions, colors, tastes, textures and spatial sensations as they encounter my art. My world is filled with a flood of sensations at all moments in time, and while not all are pleasant, the moments that are, are filled with euphoria and I want to share that with others. 

My art has a focus on the natural world; but heavily pulls in elements from the magickal realms that intertwine in those natural spaces. I do my best to make art that is in line with the Fairy Accord and am thankful and blessed for the natural elements that have been provided. 

I am a sensory friendly art instructor and work at two art focused jobs. At both, I work to help make the arts accessible to people of all backgrounds with a focus on disabilities. 

I have multiple special interests including, but not limited to, ferrets, rats, opossums, nature, comic books and much more. 

My motto for all my creative works is: “Glitter is always necessary except when it isn’t, which is rare.”