In 2010 on research trip to Washington DC, I visited the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and saw this fabric on display. According to the museum’s site, this fabric, called adinkra, is from mid-late 19th century Ghana, and was worn by royalty during...
Cinnamon, clove, ginger, lemongrass, moringa, nutmeg, sorrel, and turmeric are some bush teas we drink to ward off illness, to feel better, and with a liberal lash of spirits, especially in the spiced sorrel version, to keep our spirits high. I’ve used those...
There almost nothing a cup of bush tea can’t fix. These teabags are about 3 x 2.25 inches and 3.5 x 3 inches. They were soaked in dye teas made from Grenada-grown herbs and spices with regular salt as fixative. These are the dye teas. From left to right: lemongrass...
These scraggly looking muslin and cotton reusable teabags turned out quite well, considering the baths in scalding tea made from herbs and spices. The smaller dyed bags are 3 x 2.25 inches and 3.5 x 3 inches. I laid them over egg boxes to dry and they look quite...
Thrilled to be accepted as part of the team representing Grenada at this global event! Participating at the 60th Venice Biennale is a dream come true for this small island Caribbean artist! The theme for the Grenada Pavilion is ‘No man is an island.’ Read...
