Tom Yendell
Mouth Painter
Tom Yendell is one of Britain's leading mouth painters. Due to the drug Thalidomide he was born without arms or hands. He has learnt to do everyday tasks using his feet.
Tom was artistic from an early age. He went to the Lord Mayor Treloar College in Alton, which is the largest UK school and college for the disabled. At Treloars he studied an 'able-bodied' syllabus and sat for his O-Levels before going on to obtain an Honours Degree in Expressive Arts from Brighton University.
Tom has been involved in volunteer work for various youth groups and worked in London for Business in the Community. He later joined the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists and on their behalf founded the MFPA gallery in Selborne.
Tom also found time to carry on with his charity and voluntary work. It was for helping others that in 1986, he was chosen as one of The Men of The Year and received his citation with well known figures such as Frank Bruno, Bob Monkhouse and Sir Richard Branson.
Tom now continues his passion for painting and is involved in running the MFPA gallery. He also promotes the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists by giving illustrated lectures to interested groups.
Tom Yendell is one of Britain's leading mouth painters. Due to the drug Thalidomide he was born without arms or hands. He has learnt to do everyday tasks using his feet.
Tom was artistic from an early age. He went to the Lord Mayor Treloar College in Alton, which is the largest UK school and college for the disabled. At Treloars he studied an 'able-bodied' syllabus and sat for his O-Levels before going on to obtain an Honours Degree in Expressive Arts from Brighton University.
Tom has been involved in volunteer work for various youth groups and worked in London for Business in the Community. He later joined the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists and on their behalf founded the MFPA gallery in Selborne.
Tom also found time to carry on with his charity and voluntary work. It was for helping others that in 1986, he was chosen as one of The Men of The Year and received his citation with well known figures such as Frank Bruno, Bob Monkhouse and Sir Richard Branson.
Tom now continues his passion for painting and is involved in running the MFPA gallery. He also promotes the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists by giving illustrated lectures to interested groups.
