{"product_id":"9781493191628","title":"Dream A Wild Dream","description":"For  me that  said it all. When  I was six years  old I contracted Encephalitis which  left me with  Epilepsy. I was in Children's Hospital of Los Angeles  for six weeks. The encephalitis left scar  tissue  on the  right  temporal lobe area  of my brain. My seizures usually occurred at night  as I would  be falling asleep,  while  I was sleeping or as I was just waking up in the morning.  I developed a passion for  art as soon  as I could  hold  a pencil.  I was influenced by my Godfather, Pepe  Serna, Actor and  Artist. Drawing gave  me something beautiful to focus  on. I first  used  colored pencils  and  a sketch pad  and  would  draw animals.   I am lucky  to have an encouraging Godfather who insisted I use new mediums as time went  on, such  as chalk  and  pastels. They  each  have  a different beauty to create with adding accent and  wonder to each  new  picture I created. In  my  early teens  I was ready to start using  acrylics on canvas.","brand":"Xlibris US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131938423024,"sku":"9781493191628","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781493191628_p0.jpg?v=1763664000","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781493191628","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}