Celebrating Our Differences
– Pepe Villegas A self-taught artist, Pepe Villegas’ creative journey has always embodied a search, a sublime process of unveiling beauty in the unconventional. In 1993 he relocated the Chelsea neighborhood in Manhattan where he shared a studio and launched his career as an artist. He became part…
Heart Warming Heart Breaking Holy and Love Making Celebrations Infestations Miraculous with Incantations Hope Filled Heart Chilled Wondrous then Joy Killed Dancing with Sorrows Into Mystified tomorrows Futures Unfolding History Beholding Refuge and Solace Road Weary, Solstice Living with Boldness In Quiet Remoteness Death and Destruction Wonder…
Barbados is peppered with a number of art galleries, and I could not leave Barbados without visiting the Gallery of Caribbean Art in Speightstown, Barbados. I was blown away by the the myriad of work from all over the Caribbean. The work was from some of the most prolific…
David “Hummingbird”Walton is a peace and love troubadour whose music brings joy worldwide. In this time of challenging upheavals, his music becomes a lighthouse for affirming the best of us and for our planet. Walton has recently released a CD, which is a culmination of his spirit-filled music….
How can you meet people on a flight and feel as if you have known them for years? Indeed my connection with the Adairs was instant and special. I learned that Pat, originally from Guyana, had family in Barbados and that James was originally from Atlanta, GA. They…
Since “choice” is the operative word here, I must introduce you to artist, Fred Odie. I met him at a collective gallery/booth in the quaint local shopping center in Holetown, Barbados. Actually, I met his beautiful wife, Donna, a jewelry artisan, at an earlier date, but I was…
When speaking with Tavare Hill, I quickly learned that his family is his inspiration. His work illuminates his influences and the reflections of his life. Hill recently lost his mother, Gail Byrd, and he gives testimony that she was his “wick” of inspiration. Hill has a daughter and…
One hundred percent toasted rye bread. That is your complexion etched in my memory. Your eyes are teaspoons of full cream milk with chocolate coins floating in them. I remember thinking before, as I clung to your neck that you must be made Of some other substance…
– Bernie Basley Bernie loves to take pictures. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in TV Production from Columbia College Chicago, but now lives in LA. Bernie has worked extensively in TV production including ABC Television Network where he served as the Associate Director and Stage Manager from 1979-2001….
Mary Katherine Murphy sings, plays, acts, and models, and whatever she is performing, it is with the soul of a woman whose heart is part of the Singing River. This is the same Singing River that drives the Muscle Shoals Sound, and Murphy is a part of…