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ARTS - MOUTH & FOOT PAINTING
INDIVIDUALS ORGANISATIONS
| Brom Wikstrom is an artist who paints with his mouth as the result of paralysis. He sustained an injury to his spinal cord in 1975 while swimming when he was 21 years old. His work is reproduced on cards and calendars and is marketed world-wide through the International Association of Mouth & Foot Painting Artists. He has exhibited his paintings around the world and teaches in local schools. He has many paintings in prominent collections in America. Your comments are appreciated and encouraged...? |
| Ahipara artist Kevin Griffiths, who paints by holding the brush in his mouth, is a familiar name far beyond New Zealand. |
| It was fall of 1979 that I became a quadriplegic due to a terrible car accident. That night, I thought I would never be able to use my arms or legs again - I was right. Some people with spinal cord injuries tend to give up.
It was during my painful rehabilitation that I learn to sign my name with a pen. A few years later, I put a paint brush in my mouth and started painting. |
| When a 1975 diving accident left Michael a quadriplegic, an artist friend taught him the basics of paintings. After experimenting with different techniques, he went on to receive instruction at Penn State University to refine his art. Michael's enthusiasm for painting has superceded any obstacles he has encountered, and a heartfelt affection for his subjects is evident in all his paintings. |
| My name is Todd Maness. I am a handicapped artist. I use my mouth to create my artwork. Creating art this way is more challenging, but much more rewarding. My artwork rivals the art of artist that use their hands to create art. I work mostly with nature art, country scenes, and animals of all kinds. The mediums I use include pens, watercolor, and acrylics. I also do some computer graphics. |
| For artistically active people who, as a result of illness, accident or a congenital disability, are unable on their own to make their works known to a broader public, the Association has become an extended international family which ensures their artistic development and a large degree of financial independence. |
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