Is there any better symbol of rest and relaxation than a hammock? Especially a faded, multicolored hammock strung between two pine trees, in the front yard of one’s cabin? El Pinar convinced me there isn’t.
Just like alchemy turns ordinary metal into gold, sketching can transform life’s ephemeral moments into lasting, eternal memories — I’ve come to call this extraordinary process the alchemy of moments.
My hope is that this special Moment Sketchers holiday gift guide will help you bring even more joy and color to your friends and family this year, while also supporting the incredibly talented artists in our community!
I would love for our first Moment Sketchers manifesto to be something that we all create together and can then share with others, conveying the heart, goals, and vision of our community in a single image.
As honored as I was to receive the news about the Lowell Thomas Awards, the reason I feel most compelled to share it with you here is because I have *you* to thank for the path Moment Sketchers has taken this year.
That was the lesson we carried home from Aiguá: To never be afraid to head somewhere new, and to always — no matter where we find ourselves in the world — search for the beauty in simple things.
I will always be grateful for the red wooden artists’ house in Norway where I first met José — but I’m even more grateful that it brought me to an unexpected country called Uruguay, a place I can now call home.
Even more than giving our community the unique name I feel it deserves, I also love how the new name of Moment Sketchers instantly conveys what we’re about. Most importantly, I hope it’ll help us grow even more over time.