I’m So Obsessed Learning a New Thing!!!
I’m obsessed… Orchids, epiphytes, reptiles, amphibians, driftwood, moss, wabi-sabi scaped miniature ecosystems. I have enough self-awareness to recognize when I am obsessed learning a new thing. This time, I’m gonna share the process as much as possible.
Share Your Work!
You might remember your math teacher telling you that the answer was important but “showing your work” was also part of the points on a test. As it turns out, your math teacher was right. This principle still applies today, especially for creative professionals such as visual artists. Social media takes sharing your work to […]
Spoken Reflections From Tanzania: Hadza Day Six
Spoken Reflections From Tanzania: Lake Eyasi Sunset
I describe the scene at sunset and muse out loud in the land of the Hadzabe. Save
Spoken Reflections From Tanzania: Hadza Day Five
In this audiorecording, I continue to describe more of my adventures and observations with the Hadza hunter gatherers of Tanzania. This time, I visit a different group and describe more of what I learn about their archery equipment and how they make their arrows. In the photo below, you can see the fletching style on […]
Spoken Reflections From Tanzania: Hadza and Cultural Tourism
On my third day with the Hadza I tag along with the women for a little bit to learn about some of the plant resources they gather and use. When I get back to camp I spent some time reflecting on some of the complexities of my observer/tourist role and the implications of cultural tourism […]
Spoken Reflections From Tanzania: Hadza Hunt Day Two
On my second day out hunting with the Hadza I experimented with doing audiorecordings during the trip instead of trying to take notes in my small pocket notebook. It was my first time trying this and was a bit hard because I felt self-conscious talking to myself in English while following these guys on their […]
Spoken Reflections From Tanzania: First Day Hunting With the Hadza
During my trip to Tanzania, I used my nature journal and my pocket notebook for drawing and writing and I used my phone for photos, short videos, and audio recordings. With this diverse toolbox I tried to document my observations, feeling, and impressions. I tried to keep very careful notes about their hunting techniques, how […]
Historical Journal Share
Journaling is a process, a learning tool, and it is a record. In many cases journals have been kept mainly for record-keeping purposes. While it is not my all-time favorite benefit of journaling it is fun to go back through old journals and see the record of the past. It is funny to see what […]
Spoken Reflections From Tanzania: Ngorongoro to Karatu
During my trip to Tanzania, I used my nature journal and my pocket notebook for drawing and writing and I used my phone for photos, short videos, and audio recordings. With this diverse toolbox I tried to document my observations, feeling, and impressions. In this particular recording I give some of my observations about agriculture, […]