Ginkoi

Schwarz was diagnosed with Asperger’s and nonverbal learning disorder (NVLD) later in life after many decades of diagnostic confusion. This “invisible” mental tangle manifested as OCD behaviors and negative thoughts. Producing works helps her confront the OCD tendencies and attempt to resolve them. Biological sciences and natural systems are the unifying focus of her work: to relay the importance and necessity of environmental health at an interface with educating the public. To Schwarz, this is an inherent part of her autistic viewpoint.