BORN with no arms, artist Swapna Augustine can nevertheless paint
stunning portraits - using her FEET to hold her brush. The 42-year-old, a
resident of Ernakulam district in Kerala, India, makes a living from
selling her artworks. When Swapna’s mum Sophie was pregnant, Swapna's
father, Augustine, dreamt his wife would deliver a baby without arms,
who would go on to bring glory to the family’s name. Three months later
when she was born, the parents aptly named the baby Swapna - meaning a
dream in Malayalam, their mother tongue. The inspirational foot artist
has spent her life refusing to be defined by her disability - exhibiting
widely and selling her artworks to clients across the globe.
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