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Category Archives: student artwork

“Un Millón de Amigos” (video)

Here’s a video of “Un Millón de Amigos”, performed (and drawn) by my Coffee Camp students at La Hermandad:

Posted byMarek20 Feb 201401 May 2020Posted incoffee camps, Nicaragua, songs, student artwork, videoTags: "un millon de amigos", chori, La Hermandad, Nicaragua, roberto carlos, san ramon, song, video1 Comment on “Un Millón de Amigos” (video)

La Chispa Comics

Our students at La Chispa library (Matagalpa) try their hands at autobio comics:

Posted byMarek28 Jan 201411 Apr 2021Posted inNicaragua, student artwork, Translate this!Tags: comics, la chispa, library, matagalpa, Nicaragua, Planting Hope, student artworkLeave a comment on La Chispa Comics

“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 …

Posted byMarek22 Jan 201411 Apr 2021Posted incoffee camps, environment, Nicaragua, songs, student artworkTags: "un millon de amigos", birds, ocalca, roberto carlos, singing, student artworkLeave a comment on “Un Millón de Amigos” (More Verses)

La Hermandad: Mirando el Futuro / Looking at the Future

Here’s another project we’ve been working on at La Hermandad Coffee Camp …

Posted byMarek21 Jan 201411 Apr 2021Posted incoffee camps, Nicaragua, student artwork, Translate this!, workTags: camps, coffee, future, Henniker, La Hermandad, Nicaragua, Planting Hope, san ramon, student artwork, work2 Comments on La Hermandad: Mirando el Futuro / Looking at the Future

“Nicaragua Mia” (Verse 3)

Here is the final verse to Guerra’s famous corrido …

Posted byMarek18 Jan 201411 Apr 2021Posted incoffee camps, Nicaragua, songs, student artworkTags: "Nicaragua Mia", history, Nicaragua, pirates, privateers, Raphaela Herrera, song, student artwork, Tino Lopez Guerra1 Comment on “Nicaragua Mia” (Verse 3)

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

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

“Nicaragua Mia” (Ocalca Camp)

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

Posted byMarek13 Jan 201411 Apr 2021Posted incoffee camps, Nicaragua, songs, student artworkTags: "Nicaragua Mia", camp, coffee, Nicaragua, song, student artwork, Tino Lopez Guerra3 Comments on “Nicaragua Mia” (Ocalca Camp)

Ocalca: Comics for Translation

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

Posted byMarek12 Jan 201411 Apr 2021Posted inNicaragua, student artwork, Translate this!Tags: comics, Nicaragua, ocalcaLeave a comment on Ocalca: Comics for Translation

La Hermandad: Comics for Translation

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

Posted byMarek10 Jan 201411 Apr 2021Posted inNicaragua, student artwork, Translate this!Tags: coffee, comics, La Hermandad, NicaraguaLeave a comment on La Hermandad: Comics for Translation

“Un Millón de Amigos” (Comics Version)

This music+comics project provided an exciting way for kids & adults to get to know each other despite their different languages and cultures.

Posted byMarek10 Jan 201411 Apr 2021Posted incoffee camps, comics exchange, delegation, Nicaragua, songs, student artworkTags: "un millon de amigos", camps, coffee, La Hermandad, Planting Hope, roberto carlos, student artworkLeave a comment on “Un Millón de Amigos” (Comics Version)

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