Marek

La Hermandad: Morning Weather

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

A panoramic look at Matagalpa, from the mirador:

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

They look like they’re tightly knotted, but if you look closely you’ll see that no two rings are linked with each other…

Drawing comics, in between nutritious snacks, a motivational (& preventative) visit from a country dentist, and more…

Artwork inspired by the lyrics of “Nicaragua Mia”, as drawn by students & brigadistas…

More comics for translation… and to facilitate the process, I’ve transcribed some of the handwriting:

Fotos from a recent Coffee Camp at Ocalca village:

Instead of hauling out a camera to document the coffee harvest, I’ve been ducking out of the rain long enough to sketch …

“You would need to be, Roosevelt, GOD himself…” (PART 4 OF 4)

Here are some unfinished pages of student artwork, available now for translation:

Just a little fractal cross that appeared in my sketchbook after two days without sleep…