84-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 29, 2003 For Young (Continued from Page B 2) doctors said he would never walk. But David’s bright and curious mind found alternate ways to ac complish things. When he was two years old, David picked up a crayon with his mouth and drew circles and blocks on the wood flooring. His parents, Elvin and Lydia Nolt, didn’t realize that conauest would lead to a subsequent wtis tic career. But they lauded his every achievement and did what ever they could to help him be come independent. “It was difficult sometimes to watch him perservere. Sometimes he wanted to do things that I thought were impossible for him to do,” his mother recalled. “But I always tried to encourage him and not prevent him from try ing.” They diligently performed physical therapy on his curled feet. His mother explained, “Our muscles and tendons contract similiar to rubberbands, but Da vid’s are more like a string, and they do not stretch no matter how much therapy is per formed.” After numerous surgeries and years of physical therapy, David achieved limited walking ability. Brought up in the old-order Mennonite faith, David attended a one-room schooihouse. His classmates and five older siblings walked to school. When David got older, he wanted to walk in stead of riding in the family’s David draws farm scenes reminiscent of his boyhood home. MltNlGii IG AliiS Artist , Determination Charts Way To Success horse and buggy. He finally con vinced his parents to let him try. His mother said, “He needed to walk across the field, which is uneven ground. If he fell, he could not get up by himself be cause he didn’t have enough Nolt also designs framed wedding cer tificates. His work also includes still life, scenery, people, and family records. movement and strength in his arms and legs. I really didn’t want him to try.” David’s older sister was also concerned. So she followed at what she believed was a discreet ’ Bringing Allis Home" features farm and tractor stories that took place on a farm near Jelloway, Ohio, in the '4os and'sos with an Allls-Chalmers WC Part II of the book provides the aging story-teller's account of restoring a '4B Allls-Chalmers WD and returning with it to the old home farm that Is now owned by Amish The 116 page, soft-cover book, contains 44 b/w pictures The book Is available at Barnes S Noble stores and Waldenbooks or It may be ordered and will be shipped same day first class from Sharodan Educational Enterprises 6529 County Rd 201 Millersburg, Oh 44654 si 2 95* plus S 2 00 S/H ('tax is Included) or Ph 330-893-2083 Bringing Allis Home 2002 ISBN 0 9717437 o 3 distance for about one week. Then David said, “You can quit following me.” David’s persistent indepen dence continued to amaze people. But David sees nothing unusu al about his determination. He David works a minimum of eight hours a day on his artwork. He takes a photograph of his work at the end of each day to chronicle the progress. said, “I never knew anything else. I just did it (whatever needed to be done).” David said that he was 15 years old before he considered David says that he was 15 years old before he considered the possibility of painting for a living. Turn Your Gutters Into Virtually SELF CLEANING GUTTERS With Gutter ProTech® • .027 Aluminum - Never Rusts • 20 Yr. Limited Warranty • 32 Colors Available • Affordable r ctEisrsEJsriG’S-j L- ROUTING ! Call Today For A Free Estimate 265 E. Meadow Valley Rd., Lititz, PA 17543 SB 717-733-7160 - 1-800-247-2107 - 717-627-6886 3DP—/H4C the possibility of painting for a living. At first he used pencil and watercolors. When he was 17 years old, David tried oils, which he prefers. Several years ago, David sub mitted his work to Mouth and Foot Painting Artists Inc. (MFPA), an international organi zation founded by German artist Erich Stegmann in 1956. In addition to contributing art- w He considers the most difficult aspect of painting as balancing the composition. He mostly en joys the painting process. He also enjoys photography. He takes a photograph of his art work at the end of each day to chronicle his work. He also does custom framing for other people. “I have any type of frame peo ple need,” he said of his collec tion. Although David did not join his parents’ old-order Mennonite church, he said that Christian faith is important to him. He is a member of Pleasant Valley Men nonite Church. For a brochure of David’s work or to contact him, call (717) 656-2530. Hawaii Farm Tours The Best Escorted Vacations You'll Ever Emd 15 days (h<| <IAQ 4 islands Add $llO tor some departure cities Departs January B,h8 ,h through 29 th , 2004 Departs Mondays and Thursdays, January 8" through the 29'", 2004. 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At present, he is thrilled to be working on a series of seven can vases depicting the Lord’s Pray er. No one asked him to do the series. David said, “It was something 1 thought I’d like to work on. I won’t sell the pictures separately. Only as a set.” He works a minimum of 8 hours a day on his artwork. He said, “I work 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. be cause if I didn’t keep set hours, it would be too easy to keep post poning work.”
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