Many Ways of Doing Art!

Many people think of doing art as painting a picture on a canvas with a paintbrush in hand or molding a sculpture out of clay. But what about people with disabilities who don't have the dexterity in their hands to hold a brush and create a mural? Can they be considered artists? Yes they can!!! In fact, on January 26, 2013, I went to the festival of human ability at the Aquarium in Long Beach, California, and I saw a man named Tommy Hollenstein paint with the wheels of his wheelchair! It's amazingly inspiring to see a wheelchair create something beautiful. The festival of human ability is a really cool event to go to overall because you get to see the creativity of people with disabilities through wheelchair art, wheelchair dance, and a signing choir.  Throughout my life, I've also seen artists with disabilities who use mouth pieces to do art and even a man with Cerebral Palsy by the name of Gille Legacy who uses his nose as his vehicle for his artistic masterpieces.  I believe that being an artist is not about ability, but about the person's intense desire to express himself or herself in a creative way!!!