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03-28-2016, 08:38 AM
Incredible artist uses her feet and mouth to create intricate paintings
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Few people can paint beautiful works of art. Even fewer can do so without the use of their hands.
Visual artist Alana Ciena Tillman (http://www.alanaciena.com/) was born without muscle use in her hands, but that hasn't stopped her from following her dreams of becoming a painter.*
"I've been painting since I was 5," Tillman told Mashable in an email.*"Painting by mouth came naturally. I was born this way so it was logical to put a pencil or pen in my mouth to write my name or draw. So painting came shortly after."
Tillman is a member of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists of America (http://www.mfpausa.com/), an organization that backs artists who paint with their mouths and feet due to birth defects or life-changing accidents by providing materials and training at ** cost. With their support, she has managed to create numerous works that are incredibly intricate and beautiful.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/28/alana-ciena-tillman-art/)
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Few people can paint beautiful works of art. Even fewer can do so without the use of their hands.
Visual artist Alana Ciena Tillman (http://www.alanaciena.com/) was born without muscle use in her hands, but that hasn't stopped her from following her dreams of becoming a painter.*
"I've been painting since I was 5," Tillman told Mashable in an email.*"Painting by mouth came naturally. I was born this way so it was logical to put a pencil or pen in my mouth to write my name or draw. So painting came shortly after."
Tillman is a member of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists of America (http://www.mfpausa.com/), an organization that backs artists who paint with their mouths and feet due to birth defects or life-changing accidents by providing materials and training at ** cost. With their support, she has managed to create numerous works that are incredibly intricate and beautiful.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/28/alana-ciena-tillman-art/)
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