I dreamt last night that I was at the airport with my dad. We were waiting at the gate to board our return flight home. Nothing unusual. There were not too many people, nor too few, not too much noise. Actually, nothing was going on, at all. And even though…
Church, Africa-Style: Uganda's society is quite religious. No one would call themselves an atheist. Most are either Christians, Muslims, or follow Tribal Religions. There are prominent Pastors, "prophets" and "healers" all over the place. When they say something, people take their word for it. For better or for worse. While…
I finished my counseling class a few days ago. Now I have about 2 weeks of reading to do for school. Work, work, work. And the need to focus. But after that, I will be teaching a workshop on creativity in Heidelberg. Something to look forward to. The workshop will…
I was sitting at the dinner table with a few friends the other day and they were thinking of bizarre or disgusting food combinations. At one point, one of them said "Chicken and Chocolate!", to which I responded, "That sounds amazing!". People were confused, but I stuck to my statement.…
Christmas is over, and 2018 is almost over. And as I look back, I can summarize the past year with one word: thankful. I am really thankful for the things that happened in 2018. Why? Here are the top 10 reasons: March: Class trip to BelgiumFebruary-May: Illustration CommissionApril: first official…
We finished up the projects that we started. We added a door to the chicken coop. Sylvia's mom will no longer have to worry about her birds getting stolen. She and her family are all very happy! We also taught the women how to use the tools to build a…
I was at a big art conference in Augsburg from thursday to saturday. The title of the conference was "SCHÖN", which means "beautiful" in German. Put on by the house of prayer in Augsburg, the focus was art and it's relevance in faith and in society. Exciting topics! Now,…
Yesterday, I stayed home from school, because I was sick. But you never know what will come your way, even on a sick day. Yesterday, I experienced three unexpected things: When I went shopping, I had to shovel my car out of 30cm of fresh snow. It was cold, wet…
I would like to take the opportunity to recap the year, and thank those of you who followed along with me. Thank you to everyone who supports me, in what ever way. Everyone who comments, likes and shares my work, online or in real life, that really means something to…
I haven't done much in terms of art in the past few weeks. I've done little things here and there. But overall, there isn't much to show for it. Does that mean I am "no Artist", or that I am somehow lesser than those who do more? Would I…
Just now I got a text message from a friend asking how my paintings were coming along. I haven't been at the studio for weeks, so I had to tell her that they were not coming along at all right now. This got me thinking: When people picture an artist,…
I am on vacation and am relaxing a little. But to prepare for a new season of art and studying, I am also taking some online drawing classes. You can always learn something new. I also found a gourd that we had in our guest room. My parents grew it…
I was in Italy for another 3 days before returning home. We went to a Canyon to do some rock climbing on the last day. Apart from that we just enjoyed the sun :) Now that I'm back in Germany, I went to Ewersbach for a few days. I'm moving…
I got some progress done on my oil painting. Now, most of the pink coat is covered and has a base coat of color on it. It still looks really wild, but I can see where it's going :) And when I went to check on my garden, I saw…
I had some white summer squash from last season that had to be used. That combined with a bunch of left-over vegetables were a good basis for an improvised dish: Baked Summer Squash stuffed with Spinach, Garlic, and Mushrooms, in a Tomato-Eggplant-Sauce. Meanwhile, I am working on 2 projects in…