Kimberly Joy Magbanua from Negros Occidental, a province located in Visayas, Philippines, is no ordinary nurse, combining her job and her love for art by using medical syringes as her painting tool.
Most painters are equipped with a paintbrush in one hand and an optional palette in the other. But Magbanua, a self-taught artist who is also a registered nurse from the Philippines, has a different and very unique way to break the norm.
Magbanua had the idea of combining her profession and her love for art during one of her shifts back in 2015, according to When in Manila. The thought came to her while she was giving medicine to one of her patients using a syringe.
Being a nurse can take up most of one’s free time during the call of duty, especially when pulling two shifts or overtimes. It also goes the same for artists as you need dedication and time to finish a project.
When asked how she can manage to juggle both lines of profession, Magbanua said, “Though there are times that my shifts are so stressful and toxic, I still have time to do my art because it is my comfort zone. Art feeds my soul.”
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