Tantiyana Sutan Shahril works up to 12 hours a day as a transporter, crafter and art teacher to pay her husband’s monthly bills, which are over RM3,000.
Tantiyana has three jobs to ensure she has enough funds to pay for Ahmad's medical bills. Photos: Tantiyana Sutan Shahril
Her creations include wall decorative art pieces with nuts and screws, and access cards with washers. One of her most creative statement wall pieces combines empty drinking cans and wire mesh with an exhaust fan, spray painted in gold.But Tantiyana's artistic journey goes beyond her personal gratification. Her art merchandise, which includes handpainted tumblers and notebooks, is sold at bazaars around the Klang Valley.
She gave up her job as a training manager to care for Ahmad, a former manager at a multilevel marketing company in KL. She eventually sold their apartment in Overseas Union Garden in KL to finance Ahmad's medical bills. Abstract art isn't just about colours and forms; it's a way to explore the beauty that unconventional materials can bring, says Tantiyana."My art is my therapy and coping mechanism as well as my escape from stressful day-to-day struggles. I consider art as an outlet to vent or express myself."
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