These are part of a mural painting project I led at the primary school in La Cruz de Abangares, Costa Rica. Depicted here is a painted ox-cart, the emblem of the province of Guanacaste, and a rodeo cowboy.
Upon completion of my service in Togo, I decided to take Peace Corps up on that third goal and put together an exhibit highlighting some moments of my time in the Peace Corps. The exhibit was titiled "Home Sweet Africa" and displayed photos and...
The photo was taken in Bhalil, Morocco, at the home of an artisan that works at the nearby Sefrou Artisana Complex. In this picture, Volunteer Joy is getting a lesson on weaving the region's famous handwoven buttons from a young girl. Since the...
The girls in my village very eagerly embraced the art club I started. Anywhere between 3 and 15 girls would meet regularly in my kitchen to draw, make jewelry, paint, and dye eggs. Here I am with the girls as we paint Amazigh symbols on the wall of...
This photo was taken in Togo, West Africa in May 2010, after I had been at post for 9 months. The subject is one of my favorite neighborhood children - Odeke - who "warmed up to the resident Yovo" and came to draw each morning on my front...
On May 25, 2010, in the small Georgian village of Kvibisi, our Business and Social Entrepreneurship group conducted an Art Day for children in the village. In small groups, the kids used art supplies and natural elements like twigs and berries to...
Volunteer wanted to take a picture of her interacting with her village children. She used a self-timer on her camera to capture the moment. The picture was taken in a village on the east coast of Madagascar in 2011.