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Johnny Broke The Siege. Story with an all lifetime lesson

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     Jonny was only five years old when he lost his father Agbeli Dzidepo. The mother’s name is Asinyo Esinam, a woman of value but unfortunately financially handicapped. Even before Mrs Esi lost her husband, life has not been easy for this household even though her husband was a teacher in Living Academy Preparatory School. Johnny was a handsome and a respectful boy who took exactly after his father’s good moral. His parents were very particular about his moral upbringing and his growth academically. Unlike children who turn out to be a disappointment even when their parents work tirelessly for their upkeep, his attitude was different. At home, he is the type that would run errands for the mother and made sure he reads his notes after and before school. Johnny learnt a very common saying one day which gingers him to aspire higher even as a child. “Reading makes the man“ and “Practice makes man perfect.“ He never went a day without saying this after his morning devotion with the mother

The age of thriving greeting card design using pencil

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Have you ever written a message to a loved one with some floral or aesthetic features for a birthday or good wishes? If you have done this before, then you have knowledge of what a greeting card is and what this card is normally used for.  Many years ago, cards like birthday cards, greetings cards and other good wishes cards were either in pencil or painted but the situation today is totally different. I take you on an expedition to look and get some information with examples of some card designs made in pencil by some art students some years ago in 2017. What is a greeting card? A greeting card is a nicely decorated card with texts and images or graphics that carries a message to be sent or delivered to someone. Greeting cards were a means to send messages to loved ones because it makes it possible to add some decorative features to a message thereby enhancing the look of the whole thing placing emphasis on how the receiver of the message is dearly loved. The card design To design a g