Baby Yawanawá arrives!
We are thrilled to let you all know that Nixiwaka Yawanawá and his wife Matsa, from the Yawanawá tribe in the Amazon rainforest, have...
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Spirit of the Rainforest
Read our blog to your class each day to take them on an adventure to the Amazon rainforest. The blogs were all posted from an iPhone deep in the Amazon and posted via portable satellite.
Updates from the Last Chance to Paint team
John Dyer
Jun 22, 20193 min read
Voices from the Amazon Rainforest
Art is a universal language that can be understood, appreciated and used to bridge and communicate across peoples, cultures, countries...
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John Dyer
Jun 22, 20193 min read
Playing Flute in the Rainforest
We have just returned from our amazing ‘Spirit of the Rainforest 2’ chapter of ‘Last Chance to Paint’ where we painted and played music...
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Martha-Lilly Dyer
Jun 13, 20194 min read
Day 9 – Final day
Today has been our last day in Mutum village and we’ve had such an amazing time. Due to the humid climate, John’s paintings have been...
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Martha-Lilly Dyer
Jun 12, 20194 min read
Day 8 – Last day of painting
It’s our penultimate day in Mutum with the Yawanawá and it’s boiling! As our week draws to a close we are really starting to feel the...
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Martha-Lilly Dyer
Jun 10, 20191 min read
videos down :(
Hi everyone, Despite our best efforts technology has failed us and we will be unable to release any more videos whilst we are here. Blogs...
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Martha-Lilly Dyer
Jun 9, 20194 min read
Day 6 – some challenges
Challenge for everyone: Can you find out the name of the bird in the blog photo? Sadly we are not sure, so it’s up to you to find out...
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Martha-Lilly Dyer
Jun 9, 20194 min read
Day 5 – Painting day 2!
We have arrived at painting location number 2! It took far less time to get here today than it did yesterday as the organising was...
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Martha-Lilly Dyer
Jun 8, 20192 min read
Day 5 – Yawanawá and sharing.
Before we arrived with the Yawanawá, we had to pay them a sum of money. This was to cover the cost of our transport to/from the tribe,...
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John Dyer
Jun 8, 20194 min read
Day 4 – Painting in the rainforest
Today has been a very long day and we are finally underway with the painting. What you guys don’t get to see, is how long we have to wait...
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John Dyer
Jun 7, 20193 min read
Postcard from the Amazon and Q&A
Here are some answers to some of the questions we have been emailed: Why did you decide to go to Brazil and paint? Because The Amazon...
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Martha-Lilly Dyer
Jun 6, 20192 min read
Day 3
Hi everyone! We survived our first night in the Rainforest and have now been properly introduced to the Yawanawá people and the village....
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Martha-Lilly Dyer
Jun 6, 20191 min read
Day 2 – Canoe ride to Mutum
Day 2 Our blog today is about the final leg of our journey until our arrival at Mutum village, home of the Yawanawá people. Today we were...
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Martha-Lilly Dyer
Jun 5, 20191 min read
Day 1
We have officially touched down and started our Amazon adventure! Having spent nearly 48hrs in and out of airports and on planes we are...
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John Dyer
May 19, 20192 min read
Getting to the Amazon!
In 2 weeks time, our epic adventure to the Yawanawá tribe in the Amazon Rainforest will begin. As one might expect the travel there isn’t...
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