Christmas 'Drawing by Mouth' - Mailed from Taiwan

This Merry Christmas postcard is a small greeting card that was never folded and mailed like a postcard.  (open it is the size of a standard postcard) 

The sender writes that this is the artwork of Nishioka Ryosuke.  He is a person with a physical disability and uses only his mouth to draw.  

postmarked in 2011 with three Taiwan stamps 

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Ryosuke Nishioka broke his neck when doing floor exercises during a gym lesson at the age of 17. He has since been unable to move his legs and has only minimal use of his arms. Subsequently he spent two years at a rehabilitation centre for the severely disabled, where he also started to paint with his mouth. 

I can use my hands and still can not draw. I have a high respect for this man! 

 

'Ballerina in Thought' - Painted by a Foot

'Ballerina In Thought', from an original foot painting by Jui-Chin Liao
Mouth and Foot Painting Artists

postmarked in 2011 with a 29 cent stamp

This is sooooo beautiful, and the fact that it was drawn with only a foot!  WOW

Underwater Scene Painted with the Mouth by John Smith

From an original painted with the Mouth by John Smith

postmarked in 2011 with a Singapore bird stamp

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I found this on the web:

Growing up in rural Queensland, John Smith developed a passion for riding horses. It was while mustering cattle one day that John, suffering the effects of an illness, fell from his horse, hit the back of his head, and was paralysed in his arms and legs. He was just two days short of his 25th birthday. 

After a period of hospitalisation in Brisbane and unable to find suitable care in Mackay, John went to live in a Brisbane nursing home. 

One day a social worker took John to meet an artist by the name of Russell Wolff who painted with his feet. 

Russell was confined to a bed, could only breathe with the assistance of an apparatus, but was able to move one foot. John was so inspired by Russell’s achievements that he began to teach himself to draw by holding a pencil in his mouth. 

Herfstasters, Painted by Mouth!

Herfstasters


Met de mond geschilderd (Painted with the mouth)

postmarked in 2010 with 5 Netherlands stamps, 2 with children's art and three with the number 5 on it.

I can't imagine being able to paint like this, let alone paint it using my mouth!