Art for Gorillas

Category: Art of Conservation (AoC), Community Based Tourism | Date: Oct 31 2008 | By: Julie

THANKS, my dear friends, for your recent comments and donations! Mary B, Silvia & Sara, and Paula - so happy to hear from you all. Mary G., Sara G., and DM - how nice it is of you for donating to Art for Gorillas. Valerie, Eric, Vince, and I appreciate each of you taking the time to reach out to us with your encouragement and support. Love to you all.

Positive energy continues for my team and I during these busy days - both in the office as well as showing our student’s work in a series of art shows to groups of tourists visiting the Northern Province of Rwanda. What fun we had meeting these wonderful visitors!

I enjoy the opportunity to speak with groups of visitors at a lodge nestled in the foothills of the volcanoes.

Valerie, Eric, Vince, and I park the truck at the bottom of the ‘hills’ and begin hauling the art and displays up to the lodge. Our trek makes it all the more interesting and fun.

A view from the community lodge - not so bad - especially after a day of trekking and visiting the mountain gorillas! Life can’t get much better than this!

Occasionally I get frustrated about the limited availability of art supplies in Rwanda but then I’m reminded of my friend and artist Steve Gerberich and I stop feeling sorry for myself. Click here for Steve’s Gerb - O - Matic website and you’ll see what one can do with found objects! And while you’re at it, please tell Steve to jump on the next plane to help Valerie, Eric, Vince, and me. He would unquestionably be a HUGE hit with the kids in our classes! Thanks!

Tags: Art of Conservation, gerbomatic

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