Len Afolabi

Early Interest in Animation
Orginally he planned his career as a chef, but he decided to pursue his ambition in working for the Walt Disney company as an animator. As a fan of many TV shows, he drew Garfield the Cat, SpongeBob Squarepants and Popeye the Sailor, which delighted his parents.

Struggles in His Life
In 2008, he was diagonosed with Bipolar syndrome when he was 14-years old. During that time, he was losing his talents, and often yell and scream when he's frustrated. The doctor said it was "the tormented struggle that he had faced in his life."

Now in his late-teens, he had created his own characters in his stories, such as Andy Ant and Soddle the Turtle. His most famous creation, to his father, was the Rinnie Borne character, a cute, blond-haired daughter with a sense of making people smile. Len stated that "Rinnie was bolder than himself and is willing to take chances."

His life still goes on today, but his creatvity will always touched people's minds and the heart. Said Len, "My goal is to become that artist and the artist he should be."

Len "Justinian" Afolabi (1993-)