Tag : Art

Peer to Peer Focus: Poema Jones

Poema Jones is everything creative who draws some of her inspiration through music.  The painter, illustrator, and designer comes from Suriname roots.and describes herself as a raggamuffin living offgrid in Gambia.  Poema repatriated to the Gambia, Africa from Amsterdam in November 2017 to pursue a more natural, free life as a creative. VP:  How did you get your start in your creative ventures? PJ:  Ah!  That’s an interesting story. After…

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Greensleeves Records x Tate Britain “Life Between The Islands” New Art Exhibition

Featuring over 40 British artists, Life Between The Islands traces over 70 years of Caribbean British art. The track Worries and Troubles by Tannoi has been selected for the soundtrack accompanying the promotional video showcasing the exhibition. The track was released in 1985 on UK Bubblers label, a Greensleeves subsidiary label. Exploring the works of British Caribbean artists, alongside other British artists influenced and inspired by Caribbean themes and heritage, the exhibit…

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Industry Focus: Maria Papaefstathiou

Maria Papaefstathiou aka It’s Just Me is a visual designer and blogger living in Athens, Greece.  She focuses her research on poster design, particularly social posters and portraits.  Her ongoing project is an extensive series celebrating great personalities of traditional and popular culture in Greece and Jamaica.  These include actors, singers, musicians poets etc. Getting to know Maria… VP:  How did you get your star in the business? MP:  I…

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