How This Single Mum Uses Her Creative Talents To Paint Beautiful Designs On Sneakers & Ensures That Her Family Is Well Taken Care Of

One loving mother residing in Maboneng is working hard to support her two sons, nephew and mother, and uses her creative talents to paint sneakers.

Thobile Ntuli started her business called Luthi Creatives in 2018 with only R500 savings after leaving the film industry.

The 41-year-old is a self-taught artist and can paint beautiful designs on many different surfaces, including denim bags, shirts and hats.

One single mother from Maboneng in Johannesburg is using her creative talents to ensure that her family is well taken care of and started a business where she paints beautiful designs on sneakers..

Thobile Ntuli supports two households with her sneaker business.

Thobile Ntuli only had R500 to start her enterprise called Luthi Creatives in 2018, but quickly realised that she found her passion.

Briefly News previously wrote about the woman impressing social media peeps with her creative skills. Now, talking to Briefly News, the mother-of-two explains that she is a self-taught artist who started her business after deciding to leave the film industry where she worked as an assistant director.

“I was a freelancer, and my financial responsibilities were too much for me to work and stop while looking for the next gig. When I left, I had no idea what was next. I thought about returning to teaching, but it wasn’t my first option. “I then saw an article about artist Dr Esther Mahlangu and [decided to] teach myself to paint sneakers for brides and grooms because I realised that they would be wearing traditional attire with plain sneakers.”

The 41-year-old notes that she uses her sneaker business to showcase various rich and colourful African cultures.

Source: briefly.co.za

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