Some years back I
met with an accident which left my left arm bandaged for a week. I would say it
was nasty considering the gravity it impacted my routines for a week, but it
introduced me to a stark reality. Meanwhile in a week’s time I was back in
action and moved on….
Imagine, how
disabilities can hinder our life and others life. Have you ever imagined of
painting or writing without using our hands? Or even writing or painting with mouth or feet? It’s prickly huh!!.
It brings me into
attention of an association which revolutionized and supports physically
challenged people to come up into the limelight. The world association of
painters with mouth and feet (APBP) has done wonders, whose handicapped members
exhibited enormous courage and passion to demonstrate mastery in painting using
mouth and feet. It requires extraordinary capability, patience and perception which undermined
their disabilities and evolve into great Picasso’s and Angelo’s .
The organization “Associação dos Pintores com a Boca e os Pés
(Asociation of painters with mouth and feet)” was founded in 1965 by Eric Stegmann, who was born handicapped
and became a famous painter. For the last couple of decades, the association is
promoting and campaigning for those handicapped artists and their families. It
is an international organization and has branches in Brazil, Philippines and
other countries. The foundation encourages the artists by providing better and
free education, support their families, provide painting materials and simple, smart
campaigns. It is fascinating and captivating the sense of greatness, creativity
and independence these artists (the warriors) acquired through their
mindfulness. Their way of life has shown
the humanity that the challenges in life is inevitable and permeable, however
it could be battled and succeeded.
The paintings are
sold for a reasonable price and the profits are used to support the artists and
other handicapped members. Usually the paintings are made in the form of postcards,
illustrating Christmas and other special occasions. The “Yearly Calendar” is one
of their prominent works. The cards, calendars and paintings are available in
the website (http://www.apbp.com.br/) and can be obtained for a reasonable price. The
website has extensive information about their works, artists and other
information. There is a APBP centre in São Paulo city (Rua Tuim, 426, Moema, São Paulo)
These artists and
their family’s needs assistance and care, and those who are interested in helping
them, can pay a visit to their events, promote their work and make donations. We should
not forget that they are also part of the community and their evolution is
important as well.
Congratulations APBP
for the remarkable achievements and continue with the activities.
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