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5 Small Creative Breakthroughs in 2021
Viva la sketchbook Hey there. Here we are in 2022! I hope your year is starting off well. To be honest, I've been feeling a little bit blah. It's probably the pandemic still raging, the inability to travel or see family and friends (the ones outside Malawi!), and the...
What’s Up in the Studio & Classroom? Color Color Color!
Last week my students, the first class of our pilot UNFPA Digital Media Accelerator Program, presented a poster exhibition as well as an oral presentation on the power of color at PRSM (Public Relations Society of Malawi). They also produced and presented an animation...
5 Easy Ways to Bust Creative Blocks: Part 2- The Aftermath
Bust Creative Blocks With Baby Steps In my recent blog post from May, There’s Never a Good Time to Make Art. (Make It Anyway), I gave tips on how to get out of your creativity rut in five easy steps. I then proceeded to be my own guinea pig and went and took my own...
3 Easy Ways to Turn Your Still Images Into Animation
Shhh... You Can "Animate" Without Being an Animator This is a new batch of illustrations I made for a recent PSA (Public Service Announcement) for UNFPA Malawi, where I took still images and turned them into a simple animation using free online tools. Still image from...
There’s Never a Good Time to Make Art. (Make It Anyway)
Get out of your creativity rut in five easy steps In the same way there never seems to be an ideal time to start having children, the same can also go for making art. If you are waiting for the "perfect moment" to start because you need more time, space, money,...
8 Steps To Making Professional Illustrations Within 24 Hours
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." - Lao Tzu Illustration created for UNFPA Malawi You may also prefer to download this post as a PDF to learn how to make your own unique professional illustrations fast. Quick Summary: So let me just write down a...
How to Make Digital Art, Illustrations, Animation, & Videos (For Kids of All Ages)
Where to Start? This blog post aims to give some kids' illustration and art-making resources, apps., FREE software programs, and other resources for older kids (ages 10+) tweens, teens, and adult beginners as well. No design skills or expensive software needed! The...
7 Ways You Can Start Earning Money Online Today
Work Smarter Not Harder In this current economic funk set to stay for years thanks to the global Covid-19 Pandemic, it makes more sense than ever to not put all your eggs in one basket. Why not experiment with creating several or more income generation streams and...
How to Launch Your Crowdfunding Project on Facebook (Like a Boss)
A Crowdfunding Facebook Launch Case Study and Review of Ketto.org Several days ago a friend of mine set up a crowdfunding project to help a Malawian widow named Rhoda with four children create a source of income after her husband died in a terrible bike accident....
Locked Out of the USA: Experiencing the Covid-19 Pandemic From Malawi (With Kids)
A Storm is Coming In the wake of the new Covid-19 pandemic, many of our expat friends are scrambling to get some of the last few flights still running to return to their home countries. Meanwhile the US says to come home NOW or risk being out of the country...