Keorapetse Makes Art Out Of Garbage

Lapologang Keorapetse holding one of her magnificent Paper Mache Pot.PIC: LINDIWE MOZOLA
Lapologang Keorapetse holding one of her magnificent Paper Mache Pot.PIC: LINDIWE MOZOLA

PALAPYE: Lapologang Keorapetse, 44, proves the idiom that says one man’s trash is another man’s treasure is a true reflection of life with her papier mâché (French for chewed paper) artwork.

It is every child‘s dream to go to school in order to have a better tomorrow, however, that was not the case for Keorapetse whose privilege to free education was taken away by her father so that she could look after her younger siblings.

Serowe-born Keorapetse told Business Monitor that being illiterate is something that she does not wish upon anyone alive since it means not having any privacy and opportunities.

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