When art becomes the paying job
Friday, March 10, 2017
Potrait by Langwane
Reality struck as he failed to get a job or even under the internship programme.
“After failing to get a job last year I resorted to my hobby which is art. I started off by customising people’s shoes and bags artistically, with time I started growing from just customising shoes and bags to experimenting on the canvas as I grew my art abilities,” he said.
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