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Libita engages in mouth painting

Libita has decided not to let his disability stand on his way as he engages in mouth painting
Libita has decided not to let his disability stand on his way as he engages in mouth painting

FRANCISTOWN: They say disability is not inability. This could be the perfect phrase that might have been an inspiration for a Motswana artist and former secondary school teacher based in Canada Ontario, Wilson Libita who has painted over 50 artworks in a year using his mouth.

Born in Parakarungu 40 years ago, the former teacher had a car accident in May 2015 and became paralysed from the chest down.

After that accident, Libita relocated to Canada to be with his wife and eight-months-old son who were based there. When speaking to Arts & Culture about probably one of the most inspirational stories, the talented artist said his painting journey started last year October. “I thought of passing time by painting and after publishing my work I received a lot of positive feedback, which motivated me to pursue it more.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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