Koogotsitse: The boy whose inner artistic fire was unleashed by a P20 note

Koogotsitse sells his work mostly online and delivers in person and through postage
Koogotsitse sells his work mostly online and delivers in person and through postage

When children explore their creativity, it leads to lots and lots of fun but a small form of encouragement can also do wonders.

This is what happened to local fine artist, Thabang Koogotsitse when he was only five years-old.

The artist who is now a grown man recalls how he used to draw a two dimensional bus with his finger on the ground. “My father’s friend gave me a P20 because he was impressed by the immense talent I had.

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