by kpalana | Feb 16, 2023 | Blog
The Sankofa Bird is about learning from the past Today I wanted to show a new mini drawing that I recently completed called Sankofa Bird: Move Forward With Your Vision. I normally work so very slow, making complex images with lots of detail that can take weeks...
by kpalana | Feb 7, 2023 | Blog
The Merkaba: An ancient sacred geometry symbol of unity They say patience is a virtue. This new drawing took almost exactly a month! This is “South African Merkaba: Healing Meditation.”The Merkaba is an ancient symbol of unity and protection and appears in...
by kpalana | Jan 21, 2023 | Blog
New Year, New Artwork, Fast and Slow… Hi! I hope your year is off to a good start.I recently just returned from a two-week artist residency at Driftwood Studios just outside East London, South Africa.It was a blissful time being surrounded by nature and having...
by kpalana | Sep 3, 2019 | Blog
Hey there. The dust is starting to finally settle after another major cross-continental move, this time from Myanmar, where I lived with my family for three years, to Lilongwe, Malawi. I arrived just over seven weeks ago, and on one hand it feels like I’ve...
by kpalana | May 27, 2019 | Blog
I’ve Come Undone For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn’t understand growth, it would look like complete destruction.”...
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