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Author Archives: Marek

Fractal Cross ‘n’ Boxes

Interesting how a very square up-down left-right set of rules produces such diagonal negative space…

Posted byMarek18 Jan 201419 Jan 2014Posted inmathTags: fractalLeave a comment on Fractal Cross ‘n’ Boxes

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 …

Posted byMarek18 Jan 201419 Jan 2014Posted infood, Nicaragua, workTags: coffee, harvest, La Hermandad, plantation, workLeave a comment on Measuring the Harvest

Harvest Passing By School House Door

Drawn from my seat at the back of the room.

Posted byMarek17 Jan 201416 Jan 2014Posted incoffee camps, food, Nicaragua, workTags: coffee, harvest, La Hermandad, literacy, school, workLeave a comment on Harvest Passing By School House Door

Artistas Pinoleras

I caught these two sisters drawing before camp one morning this week …

Posted byMarek17 Jan 201416 Jan 2014Posted incoffee camps, food, NicaraguaTags: drawing, La Hermandad, Nicaragua, pinol, Planting HopeLeave a comment on Artistas Pinoleras

Coffee Harvest Sketch (Guest Post)

Brigade member Kjol Johnson contributes this sketch …

Posted byMarek16 Jan 201412 Jan 2014Posted infood, Nicaragua, student artworkTags: coffee, guest, kjol johnson, La Hermandad, Planting HopeLeave a comment on Coffee Harvest Sketch (Guest Post)

La Hermandad: How We Produce Coffee

Here, my students would like to give you a basic overview of the various stages of coffee production on their semi-organic plantation …

Posted byMarek16 Jan 201411 Apr 2021Posted incoffee camps, environment, food, Nicaragua, student artwork, Translate this!, workTags: coffee, comics, harvest, La Hermandad, Nicaragua, planting, student artwork, work1 Comment on La Hermandad: How We Produce Coffee

Series of Pictures?

Sometimes it’s a fine line in the comics classroom…

Posted byMarek16 Jan 201416 Jan 2014Posted incoffee camps, NicaraguaTags: comics, Nicaragua, ocalca, teachingLeave a comment on Series of Pictures?

Overlaid Fibonacci Spirals

Here are twin nested Fibonacci spirals overlaid with a single blue spiral …

Posted byMarek16 Jan 201416 Jan 2014Posted inmathTags: fibonacci, spiralLeave a comment on Overlaid Fibonacci Spirals

Artists of La Chispa

Some of the young artists we worked with during a recent visit to La Chispa library in Matagalpa:

Posted byMarek15 Jan 201412 Jan 2014Posted incomics exchange, Nicaragua, student artworkTags: comics, la chispa, library, matagalpa, Nicaragua1 Comment on Artists of La Chispa

La Hermandad: Morning Weather

One thing I love about the weather here in the mountains of Northern Nicaragua — it’s so open to interpretation.

Posted byMarek15 Jan 2014Posted incoffee camps, environment, NicaraguaTags: camps, coffee, cold, La Hermandad, Nicaragua, weatherLeave a comment on La Hermandad: Morning Weather

Matagalpa Panorama

A panoramic look at Matagalpa, from the mirador:

Posted byMarek15 Jan 201403 Nov 2025Posted inNicaraguaTags: matagalpa, mirador, Nicaragua, rainbow, somozaLeave a comment on Matagalpa Panorama

Snacktime at Ocalca

Whiteboard comics from afternoon refrigerio (snack time) at Ocalca …

Posted byMarek14 Jan 201412 Jan 2014Posted incoffee camps, food, NicaraguaTags: camps, coffee, food, ocalcaLeave a comment on Snacktime at Ocalca

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