SCI Superstar: Chelsea Rae Huggins

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A woman of remarkable beauty inside and out, Chelsea Rae Huggins was a fierce and talented woman. A rising makeup artist who went on to transform her love of painting faces into painting on the canvas, she truly understood the importance of beauty.

There’s power in beauty, and in art, and the art Chelsea Rae created garnered her a huge following. Her purpose in life was without question to help share beauty with the world. A Southern girl who hailed Alabama, read on for the story of Chelsea Rae Huggins.

Why She Was Fearless

In 2010, ago when Chelsea Rae was 18 years old, she was involved in a motor vehicle accident with friends and sustained a C5 incomplete spinal cord injury. At the time of her injury, Chelsea Rae was in school studying make-up artistry; something she loved since she was a little girl. But her dreams of opening a salon with makeup artists was put on hold.

Chelsea Rae went on to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia to complete her rehab and it was where she discovered the magical item that is the “quad cuff;” a leather-covered piece of plastic that slides over the palm and has tiny pockets that utensils can be slide into. Eye shadow brushes, eyeliner, mascara, you name it.

While a patient at the Shepherd Center, Chelsea Rae was turned on to painting. After using her quad cuff to hold the paintbrush and not doing so good, she held the paintbrush in her mouth and the rest was history. She became so good, she now sells her artwork online and at charity events. Her art was known as Mouth Art by Chelsea Rae Huggins.

What Happened Next?

Painting became Chelsea Rae’s main passion, and for years she did commissioned pieces. Beautiful and bright acrylic paintings, her work cheered her fans up. She was one of many talented female mouth artists from the US. Sadly, in 2018 at just 26 years old, Chelsea Rae crashed her truck. A shock to her community and the entire SCI community, her memory will never be forgotten. Fortunately, her work is still viewable on Facebook as a memorial to her amazing talent. You can find the link below.

Mouth Art by Chelsea Rae Huggins

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