dock kids at bahia marina / salvador de bahia, brasil

Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018)

Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018)

Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018)

rubem valentim, solar do unhão - mam / salvdador de bahia, brasil

Solar do Unhão - MAM, Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018)

Solar do Unhão - MAM, Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018)

Solar do Unhão - MAM, Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018)

Brasilian artist Rubem Valentim, Solar do Unhão - MAM, Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018)

Solar do Unhão - MAM, Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018)

Brazilian artist Rubem Valentim, Solar do Unhão - MAM, Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018)

Solar do Unhão - MAM, Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018)

MAM, Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018)

Solar do Unhão - MAM, Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018)

Brazilian artist Rubem Valentim, Solar do Unhão - MAM
Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018)

Solar do Unhão - MAM, Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018)

Solar do Unhão - MAM, Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018)

Fallen petals of Delonix regia. MAM, Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018)

Fallen petals of Delonix regia. MAM, Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018)

MAM, Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018)

Clay roof & Delonix regia. MAM, Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018)

Palm flowers. MAM, Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018) 

Fallen palm flowers. MAM, Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018)

Solar do Unhão - MAM, Salvador de Bahia - BRASIL (janeiro de 2018)

art & architecture / punta del este

"Luz y Energía de Punta del Este" by Uruguayan artist Pablo Atchugarry (2009, Marble).
Punta del Este / Maldonado Department / URUGUAY (March 2017)

"Luz y Energía de Punta del Este" by Uruguayan artist Pablo Atchugarry (2009, Marble).
Punta del Este / Maldonado Department / URUGUAY (March 2017)

Punta del Este / Maldonado Department / URUGUAY (March 2017)

Punta del Este / Maldonado Department / URUGUAY (March 2017)

Punta del Este / Maldonado Department / URUGUAY (March 2017)

Punta del Este / Maldonado Department / URUGUAY (March 2017)

raivo max, artist/athlete extraordinaire

Art making, creativity flowing in the backyard of AFSyN.
Ushuaia, Provincia de Tierra el Fuego - ARGENTINA (febrero de 2017)

Up Anasazi Girl's rigl.
Ushuaia, Provincia de Tierra el Fuego - ARGENTINA (febrero de 2017)

Hand-made spear with bone, leather, & wood. Ushuaia, Provincia de Tierra el Fuego - ARGENTINA (febrero de 2017)

yaghan inpsired art

When we lived on Isla Navarino, Raivo was constantly searching the coastline and the forest for objects that he could make into something... Spending time with the Yaghan descendents like Julia and Jose González Calderone always left him feeling inspired to create.

Wood shavings flying and knife 'a carving... Raivo makes a home-made spear in the cockpit of Anasazi Girl.
Club Naval de Yates Micalvi, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena
(diciembre de 2016)

Club Naval de Yates Micalvi, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena
(diciembre de 2016)

Raivo's hand-made spear: Wood, bone, & leather cord.
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016)

Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016)

yaghan descendent jose german gonzález calderon

We feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to spend time with the Yaghan descendents on Isla Navarino. For our artist son Raivo, it was especially magical to connect & be with other artists like Julia González Calderon and her brother Jose German González Calderon. We collected junco & bark with Julia and Jose. These materials would later be turned into Yaghan handicrafts like canoes & woven art.

Jose with his collection of Rush / Marsippospermum grandiflorum (Junco).
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (noviembre de 2016)

Junco Wetlands.
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (noviembre de 2016)

Rush / Marsippospermum grandiflorum (Junco).
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (noviembre de 2016)

yaghan art

Yaghan Art inspired by traditional spearheads. Bahia Mejillones, Isla Navarino
CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (noviembre de 2016)

Yaghan Art inspired by traditional spearheads. Bahia Mejillones, Isla Navarino
CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (noviembre de 2016)

feeling indigenous spirits

Raivo with his home-made dagger & head-dress.
Puerto Natales - Provincia de Última Esperanza, Region XII CHILE (octubre de 2016)

raivo's home-made dagger

Hand-made knife by Raivo (age 6): Wood, bone, & acrylic paint.
Puerto Natales - Provincia de Última Esperanza, Region XII CHILE (octubre de 2016)

Hand-made knife by Raivo (age 6): Wood, bone, & acrylic paint.
Puerto Natales - Provincia de Última Esperanza, Region XII CHILE (octubre de 2016)

coco art

Craving coconut juice and meat has provided my mad artist kids with a cool 3D surface to paint. Awesome multi-step project of scraping off the fibers, painting each side, then re-attaching the halves into a whole, sometimes with a hidden treasure inside (hopefully not the house key!), with a grand finale where the nut is broken open with a hammer. Wish I could take credit for the creative concept & end result, but this one was fully kid-driven.

Coco Art 2016 - coconut shells, tempera, acrylic, and silicone.
Left nut by Tormentina, Right nut by Raivo.
Puerto Natales - Provincia de Última Esperanza, Region XII CHILE (julio de 2016)

auckland murals

T Bird and the Tui Birds
Britomart, Auckland CBD - NEW ZEALAND (December 2013)

Pearl Bug in the newly developed green link.
Daldy Street Park, Auckland Waterfront - NEW ZEALAND (December 2013)