NALA invited by Makishi people ( painted by Ignitius Sampa, Lusaka / Zambia )
Ignitius Sampa died at a car accident in November 2014. RIP Ignitius....
I left Lusaka several days ago and now I am enjoying the village life again. The people greet politely and it is nice to be able again to sleep outside, to smell the fresh air and to see the stars.
3 days ago a woodchopper picked me up by the road side and invited me to dinner and to stay at his place over night. He served chicken feet and mushrooms, but I didn’t try the chicken feet. That was in a tiny village with only 2 houses and dirty children whose noses were covered with snot. They were playing outside the houses, but when they noticed me, they stood rooted to the ground and didn’t move at all. When I waved at them, they waved back, but when I approached them, they ran away.
But when I pulled out my little Punchinello doll, that had fallen off the bus way back, they giggled and wanted to play with it.
Later it started to rain and together we hid underneath my yellow rain coat.
When I cycled happily through the villages today and enjoyed the freedom (I love the clouds and the fresh wind that blows past me), 4 strange figures came towards me. I was wondering what they were and when I came closer I saw scraggy grimaces with masks and large hats that wanted to frighten me.
But of course I was not scared of these mops on legs, because this is what they looked like.
I said „boo“ and scared them so much that they flinched and hence stopped me.
We started talking and soon the invited me to eat with them and they showed me their cute little mud hut with a thatched roof.
They pestered me with questions while I ate this clumpy maize goop (Nshima) that was served with lots of greens, like pumpkin leaves, sweet potatoes, cassava and chinese cabbage.
And now my belly is so fat and needs to rest.
I will write again soon.
Until then …
Yours NALA
NALA is leaving Lusaka ( drawing by Steve Mwansa, Lusaka / Zambia )
Hello my dear friends,
here I am again. I'm very sorry that I did not report long time with you.
I was sick and did not feel well and had no desire to write. Now I'm feeling much better again, but I want to say goodbye from Lusaka.
I was almost everywhere in the city and have everything looked exactly. Now it is time again to swing my butt down on the bike and heading towards Malawi.
I guess there waiting more determined adventure for me.
I would say goodbye and I'll get on the road.
Chat soon
yours NALA
Kids loving NALA ( painted by Nukwase Tembo, Lusaka / Zambia )
Kids loving NALA
... and therefore we will also hold our first schoolproject soon.
be curious
your NALA
The NALA Schoolproject called "The NALA painting day" more Informations soon.
NALA on the mini - bus. ( painted by Christopher Simbule, Lusaka / Zambia )
Hello friends,
I send greetings again from Lusaka, but this time from the bus terminal. I am not really well today, I feel a little bit under the weather. I walked across the market, watched the hustle and bustle in the streets and got on a mini bus for the first time and this experience put me over the edge.
There were 24 people on the bus instead of 16, and I felt squeezed like a sardine in a can. I felt really sick afterwards because almost the whole time I had to smell the armpit of a man who hadn’t washed himself for several weeks. Phew!
Inside the bus it smelled like a troll cave, but I survived it somehow and now I am on my way back to my accommodation.
I am going to rest a little bit and will get back to you when I feel better, because there is so much more to see and explore here.
Until then …
Yours NALA
NALA phoned home ( painted by Mapopa Hussein Manda, Lusaka / Zambia )
Today is he day when I phone home, for the first time in those 15 months that I have been traveling.
Apart from a few postcards that I had sent home, I thought it was about time that I called my mother and told her about my long journey.
I want to tell her about the nice people I met, about the dangerous animals, the many reports in the newspapers and the two interviews with the radio and TV and of course about my dream to travel beyond the mountains and to meet SADE in person.
But my mother will think of it a quite ridiculous!
Whatever, I don’t care!
I will definitely continue my journey and I am very happy that I get to follow my dream.
And for you to also have something to dream about …
here is my favourite music. http://www.the-nala-project.com/home-english/nala-s-music/
NALA meets a strange creature (painted by Gordon Shamulenge, Lusaka / Zambia )
When I walked along the streets in Lusaka and watched the hustle and bustle, I didn’t take long for someone to approach me. No, not the usual approach, when people ask me: “Where are you from?” and “Where are you heading to?” No, it was a strange yet super nice creature.
It wished me a belated Happy Birthday and that surprised me a lot. I don’t know its name because it disappeared as quickly as it had appeared.
I happily continued the stroll and visited the markets in Lusaka that where swarmed with people selling all kinds of things. At City Market people were selling fish next to shoes and huge piles of used clothes from Europe and America as well as cabbage, tomatoes, tree worms, live chickens that were squeezed into small cages awaiting their slaughtering, and plastic stuff from China.
It’s a big mess but very interesting to watch.
I will tell you more about it later.
Until then, best regards
Yours NALA
NALA in Lusaka ( painted by Caleb Chisha, Lusaka / Zambia )
Oh well, what else can I tell you?! I have seen and experienced so many things already.
I was in the Namibian Desert, stayed with the Himbas, went to a traditional Owambo wedding in northern Namibia, cycled through National Parks where I came very close to buffalos and elephants which were having brunch.
I was in Zimbabwe and met many new friends who welcomed me so heartily, saw hippos at Lake Kariba, and now I am in Zambia and almost in the capital Lusaka.
I can’t wait to find out what it’s like and what’s going on there.
Of course later I will tell you about my experiences in Lusaka and the rest of Zambia.
So stay curious because I am very much curious myself!
Talk to you later and kind regards!
Yours NALA
NALA´s Birthdaycake ( quick drawing by André Pilz )
So folks, I must introduce you to: My birthday cake. This delicious piece of Art, I baked it myself and I will
eat it all by myself. I munch like crazy and celebrate alone on my 8th Birthday.
My family has of course not called me, as I thought so, but I do not care.
I enjoy the now and tomorrow I will drive towards Lusaka.
Chat later my friends
Yours NALA
NALA´s Birthday ( Sculpture made by Owen Shikabeta, Lusaka / ZAMBIA )
Today is my brithday!
I can’t even believe it, I am turning 8 already and that’s why I have picked this beautiful flower from a tree.
It’s just for me, myself and I.
I am very upset though because I am all by myself and nobody is here. I could phone my family, but they had never remembered my birthday in the past and I had never received any gifts …
I always only received new tasks to do.
No, no and no, I won’t phone them. But I will bake a delicious chocolate cake and I will eat it all by myself in infinite satisfaction.
See you!
Yours NALA
NALA in Siavonga ( Sculptur made by Joseph Shakulipa, Lusaka / ZAMBIA )
Hey guys,
I just came back from shopping, but this time I have bought many mangos, chicken and lollipops, because I have a long, exhausting journey over the mountains ahead of me.
I have fetched water from the well.
I am in Siavonga heading to Kafue where I am going to meet friends again, but I don’t know them yet.
Last night I slept in a school and the teacher and his wife invited me to a BBQ.
I had bought some fish at the market and the teacher’s daughters had fried it over the fire.
That was soooo delicious!
Yummy!
Talk to you later!
Yours NALA
NALA on the bicycle ( made by Chris Kamubuza, Lusaka / Zambia )
Well, I am in Zambia now.
The people here are very friendly as well and for the first time I can see what one can load onto a bicycle.
Here people transport chicken, pigs, crates of coca cola, 150 kg charcoal, a 3 meter long corrugated iron sheet, flour sacks and many other things.
I have to try that to and load some food onto my bicycle … a Mc Chicken with feathers.
Are these bicycle taxis waiting over there? As a matter of fact, they also transport people, just like that very fat lady that was being wheeled by just now.
I will tell you more about it later.
See you.
Yours NALA
If you want to see more Artworks from ZIMBABWE, NAMIBIA and SOUTH AFRICA than you click here:
latest update: 01.03.2021
Hello friends of Nala.
In all the years when I traveled the world with my doll, NALA, she got always new clothes in every country, which were sewn for her in numerous countries.
Now she even has more clothes than me, and today I present you exclusively, NALA's new dress from Cuba.
The artist Yailin Morales from Nuevo Paz, CUBA sewed the new dress for NALA with a lot of love, devotion and arrangement.
It was created with absolute love and perfectly handcrafted.
Many Thanks, Yailin for this wonderful Summer-dress.
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Hola amigos de Nala.
En todos los años en que viajé por el mundo con mi muñeca, NALA, siempre consiguió ropa nueva en todos los países, que le cosían en numerosos países.
Ahora incluso tiene más ropa que yo.Y hoy les presento en exclusiva, el nuevo vestido de NALA desde Cuba.
El artista Yailin Morales de Nuevo Paz, CUBA cosió el vestido nuevo para NALA con mucho amor, devoción y arreglo.
Fue creado con absoluto amor y perfectamente hecho a mano.
Muchas gracias, Yailin por este maravilloso vestido de verano.
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NALA in Valencia, Spain (español abajo)
Hello my Friends,
many greetings from Valencia in Spain.
Today I visited ,,Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciéncies,,
( Science Museum) in Valencia, Spain.
The weather can not be better for my little city adventure.
Soon I sent more photos from this amazing City.
Come and visit Valencia.
I wish you all a great week.
Take care and keep in Touch.
Yours NALA
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NALA en Valencia, España
Hola mis amigos,
muchos saludos desde Valencia en España.
Hoy visité la Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciéncies en Valencia, España.
El clima no puede ser mejor para mi pequeña aventura urbana. Mañana les envié más fotos de esta increíble ciudad.
Ven a visitar Valencia.
Les deseo a todos una gran semana.
Tenga cuidado y mantenerse en contacto.
Tuyo NALA
Hello Friends of NALA,
Here I present you another unique NALA Artwork from Ecuador.
Nala explores nature while riding a llama.
The Artist is Mika Játiva from Quito in Ecuador.
Thank you, Mika for this extraordinary Artwork.
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Hola amigos de NALA,
Aquí les presento otra Obra de Arte NALA única de Ecuador.
Nala explora la naturaleza mientras monta una llama.
El artista es Mika Játiva de Quito en Ecuador.
Gracias, Mika por esta extraordinaria obra de arte.
This NALA Artwork is now exhibited at Zeitz Mocaa Art Museum
in Cape Town / South Africa
22. October 2020 till 10. January 2021.
NALA and Graffity Ana by Richard Scott
Richard Scott is a very well known international British artist who lives in Cape Town. He refined my 2013 NALA painting with his Grafitty Ana.
I visited Richard in his studio in Cape Town in 2019.
He was immediately enthusiastic about my NALA Project and enhanced my little NALA painting with his art.
This NALA painting is now hanging from
22. October 2020 - 10. January 2021 in the
Zeitz Mocaa Art Museum in Cape Town in a special exhibition. "Home is where Art is"
A Big "Thank you" goes to Andrea Schachler. She helped me so much, that this Painting found the way to the Art Exhibition at Zeitz Mocaa. Thank you, Andrea.
Hello friends of NALA.
please see Article here: Nala helps
You will surely remember the NALA Corona Art artworks by Joan Otieno from Nairobi, Kenya.
With the help of my NALA Project, the Kenyan Artist Joan Otieno sold small NALA artworks for over 400 euros. (40,000 ksh)
Many thanks to the buyers from Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
Each sale ensured that everyone had enough rice and beans or corn porridge and vegetables to eat, and the Warembo Wassani Art Center continued to help underprivileged children improve their future.
Unfortunately, these small NALA artworks are still in Kenya and could not yet be sent to Germany due to Corona and high-cost transport costs.
DHL asked for an amount of 300 Euros for 6 kg of recycling art.
If you are flying from Kenya to Germany or Switzerland in the near future, please let me know.
Maybe you can bring the NALA Art package with you.
Thank you for reading.
André Pilz,
The NALA Art Project.
The Ecuador - Peru cyclingtrip is cancelled because of the current CORONA pandemie.
I start as soon as the situation is getting normal and no risc for health and life.
I wish all my friends, website followers and all people i dont know yet, good health and stayed strong.
NALA visits Ecuador and Peru.
www.the-nala-project.com
Long-distance cyclist André Pilz from Kassel, Germany will be visit with his NALA art project the countries of Ecuador and Peru.
André and Nala cycled approximately 16,500 km in 3 years
from South Africa to Ethiopia.
On the road, they met 119 artists from 15 countries, who
supported the Project with more then 160 NALA Artworks.
Now they going to South America and looking for painters
and sculptors support the NALA project.
NALA is a little African girl who had the dream
traveling behind the mountains and escaping from home
to explore the world by bicycle.
The artists tell NALA's travel story through
works of art that are shown in traveling exhibitions.
There have already been 8 Art exhibitions in Africa and Europe.
If you want to participate in the NALA global art project,
write me an email or a message on Facebook.
thelittlenala@gmail.com
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only 5 more available ( 15 NALA Art Memory sold )
The Nala Project presents,
The NALA Art Memory Game.
#StayHome - limited edition 2020
36 selected NALA artworks by artists from 15 countries now enrich your gamenight at home.
Stay at home and play; The NALA Art Memory Game.
More Infos here: NALA Products
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Das NALA Kunst Gedächtnisspiel.
#StayHome - limited edition 2020
36 ausgesuchte NALA Kunstwerke von Künstlern aus 15 Ländern bereichern jetzt deinen Spielabend zu Hause.
Bleib zu Hause und spiele; The NALA Art Memory Game.
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The Nala Project presenta,
The NALA Art Memory Game.
# quedarse en casa - edición limitada 2020
36 obras de arte seleccionadas de Nala de artistas de 15 países ahora enriquecen tu noche de juegos en casa.
Quédate en casa y juega; El juego de memoria de arte NALA.
NALA ART Booklet ready for Download
The NALA ART Booklet is now available as PDF File for download.
Selected Artists show amazing NALA Artworks from southern and east Africa.
NALA Slideshow video on YouTube
On YouTube you can see the little video, which we shown during the NALA ART Exhibition in Germany.
This Video shows André´s and Nala´s artistic bicycle Journey through Africa.
The titles are in german language, but there are very nice photos to see.
Follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSkB-UHgOeo
It will be lovely if you can leave a comment about the NALA Project here: Opinion about The NALA Project.
Thank you very much
Yours NALA and André
I am currently in: Aarau, Switzerland
Tel. +41 76 823 1367
Email: thelittlenala@gmail.com
Current mission:
+ André and NALA are back in Germany to promote
The NALA Project and their Artists. Searching new Exhibition Space.
Next destination
We will start to our NALA Art Project Cyclingtrip through Ecuador and Peru as soon as Corona Pedemie is over.
Cycled kilometer: 16.425 km
Tourstart by Bike was: Monday April 1, 2013
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