Guyanese-born artist and educator Marlon Forrester looks back on the moments that stayed with him after a recent China-US youth exchange – from hot pot and everyday family life to a good-luck gift now hanging in his home and the art he encountered in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province.

Beyond these moments, what did the exchange teach him about nurturing talented students, the difference between AI and human intelligence and what it takes to create something new?

His rule: "Make art every day."