Libita engages in mouth painting
Friday, October 28, 2022 | 150 Views |
Libita has decided not to let his disability stand on his way as he engages in mouth painting
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.
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...