In July 2024, I had a wonderful opportunity to travel to North Macedonia as part of the U.S. Speaker and Specialist Program in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia. My trip began in the capital of Skopje, where I conducted a workshop at the Embassy with staff and local artists. I then continued on to the village of Vevchani, where I conducted caricature workshops with local youth ranging from ages 3-20. There, I was also part of an international artist colony hosted at Via Ignatia. During this time, I also gave a talk on my work at American Corner in the town of Struga.

The second week, I traveled to Bitola, where I gave an artist talk to the public and conducted a series of caricature workshops with youth ages 8-15 at American Corner Bitola. It was a wonderful two weeks of cultural exchange and I’m so grateful to have had this opportunity to share the art of caricature with young, aspiring artists.