Celebrating Our Differences
A few years back I penned a piece inviting you to “Jump” into experiencing different cultures. Eight years later, I am awestruck to be experiencing the first national Indian art exhibition – Darshan, Visions of India, sponsored by the Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, Tuscumbia, AL. Garden Spices…
I attended the Darshan Festival in Tuscumbia, AL. In the midst of the vivid colors of the artistic renderings of India, my eyes took me to a contemporary offering, the hands of Labdhi Shah. When she defined the nature of capturing the beauty of the expression of…
There is nothing like Carnival in the Caribbean, and Sint Maarten jams during this festive season of celebration. Tatiana Gibbs captures the vibrancy of the Caribbean in her tribute, Carnival Is Here! Tatiana and Dakey also sing calypso, the genre that makes you either move or swoon. Their…
Yesterday I took my mother to Verizon and I noticed that next door there was a Harold’s.(Chicken Shack) I couldn’t believe my eyes! So you know I went in there to make sure it was what it said it was. And to my culture-starved eyes appeared my…
He’s back!!! The humorist that twists words and imagery in such a whimsical way that you comprehend a language foreign to you. He has now developed a venue for his gift – Voices in Flight. Garden Spices welcomes you back, Faeez Van Doorsen– Victorine Nobody’s Mullet…
Dana’s Tie Dye Wrap Dress As soon as I saw the tie dyed wearable art, I was smitten. But never have I experienced the magnitude + the vision of design displayed by Unitees. I knew we could not capture every piece, but Garden Spices had to show you…
The Indian film industry recently lost Mohammed Yusuf Khan (11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021), known to his fans as Dilip Kumar. Kumar was an actor who worked in the Indian cinema before it was called Bollywood. He was born to a Pathan family in the Qissa…
During 2020, Lee Murkey was a constant presence at daily protests to take down a monument. The protests were formed by a local racial activist group in Florence, AL, Project Say Something, (PSS). Murkey was called upon to speak at the rallies. He had this cool, unassuming demeanor,…
Before the 1532 Spanish invasion of Peru, the Andean culture celebrated and honored the Sun each winter Solstice season with a festival over many days. The Spaniards subsequently suppressed the Incan native culture and strived to instill substitute celebrations such as St John’s Feast. My explorations in…
Posted on April 16, 2021 by vbgold With recent events, the lynching of Dante, and the trial of Chauvin, I tend to stay in an angered state – wound up. It takes so little these days. Let someone post what they feel is innocuous, but not to…