Hard working Motswetla aims high

Motswetla's art celebrates and embraces the beauty of women
Motswetla's art celebrates and embraces the beauty of women

Itumeleng Motswetla is one of many children in Botswana who have been raised by a single mother. The upbringing built the young woman into a hard worker who believes a lady is worthy of her-self.

The 20-year-old young woman Arts & Culture that her artistic work celebrates and embraces the beauty of women. She explained that it was time to break the norm that a woman should stay home while the man provides for his family.

She asserted that women should follow their passion. “Anyone is capable of doing anything they set their mind to. Mosadi ke teemane (a woman is a diamond). Let us ensure women shine. My mother is one of the people that have impact on the kind of art I create. She raised me in the absence of a father figure.

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