Quick classroom snapshot of José Dolores Estrada’s contributions to Nicaraguan history …
Author Archives: Marek
“Un Millón de Amigos” (More Verses)
Here are some more verses to Roberto Carlos’s beloved song, as sung/drawn/realized by my students at Ocalca Coffee Camp …
La Hermandad: Mirando el Futuro / Looking at the Future
Here’s another project we’ve been working on at La Hermandad Coffee Camp …
La Hermandad: Signs
Here are some philosophical signs from around our Coffee Camp …
Camp Kitchen
Here’s our camp kitchen… the morning tortillas are fresh off the pan:
View from La Hermandad
Part of the beauty of the scene is how it changes almost every hour …
“Nicaragua Mia” (Verse 3)
Here is the final verse to Guerra’s famous corrido …
Fractal Cross ‘n’ Boxes
Interesting how a very square up-down left-right set of rules produces such diagonal negative space…
Measuring the Harvest
The whole plantation pauses as picking stops for the afternoon, and everyone gathers at the beneficio to measure out each team’s haul …
Harvest Passing By School House Door
Drawn from my seat at the back of the room.
Artistas Pinoleras
I caught these two sisters drawing before camp one morning this week …
Coffee Harvest Sketch (Guest Post)
Brigade member Kjol Johnson contributes this sketch …