“Dancing”
Dan Eldon was always immersed deep within his thick black journals. Whether he was doodling, pasting or writing, Dan processed and pondered life within the pages of his 17 journals that were found after he was killed. Each one gives us a glimpse of his passions and adventures. “It is foolish and hazardous not to […]
Dan Eldon Safari News
“Gauguin in Africa” While Dan Eldon was attending Pasadena Community College in Southern California, he and his roommate Eiji Shimizu birthed the idea to raise money for a relief project for Mozambique’s civil war refugees. After making a pact to do something about it, Dan and Eiji recruited friends to form the Student Transport Aid, […]
Connecting Continents in the Classroom
There are 8,000 miles that separate the state of Michigan and the East African country, Tanzania, but two high school teachers didn’t let the distance keep them from connecting their classrooms. Debbi Bovio, a Rochester Community Schools art teacher, met Nora Graham, a teacher at the International School of Tanganyika through Bovio’s Student Artist Trading Cards website. They decided […]
“In the Heart of Life” Officially Goes on Sale Today!
You think you know Kathy Eldon? THIS VIDEO WILL SHOCK YOU. IN THE HEART OF LIFE: A Restless Soul, A Search for Meaning, and a Bond that Nothing Could Break Purchase your copy here.
Happy Birthday Dan!
This year, we have decided to celebrate your birthday by granting a very special wish. On Thu, Sep 12, 2013, six days ago, Nora Graham wrote: Hello from The International School of Tanganyika in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania! My name is Nora Graham and I am a secondary school art teacher here at IST. I […]
You think you know Kathy Eldon? THIS VIDEO WILL SHOCK YOU.
IN THE HEART OF LIFE: A Restless Soul, A Search for Meaning and a Bond that Nothing Could Break goes on sale on September 24 but is available now for pre-order.
Guillaume Bonn tells his story…
The idea of becoming a photographer always appealed to me, initially I think I thought of it as a way of recreating the life I always had with my parents, and in those days I saw photography more like an Helmut Newton, snapping pictures of naked models in remote luxurious places. That was until I […]
Rye Barcott
As a student at the University of North Carolina, Rye Barcott received a BA in Peace, War, and Defense and also studied Swahili. The impetus behind this interest was partly the civil war in Rwanda and the violence brought upon youth by their peers. “I remember being glued to the TV and wondering how it […]
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