Exceeding expectations has been the norm for 61-year-old Susie Matthias of London, Ont.
The mouth painter’s creations have taken her around the world — they’ve been in several galleries, and on greeting cards and a Canada Post stamp. Most recently, Matthias is one of 67 people featured in a Museum London exhibit highlighting resilience in the community.
Matthias is a thalidomide survivor who was born with shortened arms and legs. The drug was given to pregnant women in the late 1950s and early 1960s for nausea and morning sickness before it was learned it caused limb impairments and malformations in babies.
But Matthias never allowed her disability to stop her from having a successful art career and pursuing activities
