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Summer in Berlin -TAKT Artist In Residence Program

Summer in Berlin -TAKT Artist In Residence Program

Reflections on my month in Berlin as a TAKT artist in residence.   I recently arrived back in Yangon and am back in my studio working on my fine art, multimedia animation Lucky as well as teaching for Thalun International School (student work), University For...

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Beyond Lucky (Working Title) -Work in Progress

Beyond Lucky (Working Title) -Work in Progress

Watch Online Now 1 Min. 30 Sec. HD. A young and bright Indian immigrant living in Brooklyn does everything her parents, religion, and culture ask of her… until her arranged marriage goes sour. Beyond Lucky (formerly called Lucky,) is an experimental animated...

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How Not Getting What I Wanted Made Me Happy

How Not Getting What I Wanted Made Me Happy

It's the end of the world as we know it. It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine." -R.E.M.     On Losing and Reclaiming My Identity as an Artist and Educator   In April I wrote about the death of American University of Myanmar, the only...

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Songs From a Dying University

Songs From a Dying University

The students thought it was a graduation. However the staff and faculty knew the truth. It was really a funeral.   The graduation address by the university's president also functioned as a eulogy. He had arranged for moving trucks to arrive at 10:45am the very...

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How to Become More Creative While You Sleep

How to Become More Creative While You Sleep

Zzzzz Are you hoping to become more creative but just can't seem to find the time during the day? Why not sleep on it instead?   Did you know that some of the best ideas are generated while you are asleep and not even trying?  *Related: 8 Famous Ideas That...

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