PhysiqueAE1 is Success

PhysiqueAE1 is Success

Posted by Angela Emory in Elevation by Success on December 20, 2010 | No Comments

So yes, I am changing my name to Success… why? Because it is what I want for me and for you. Success is a goal, whose journey never really begins easily. Because when you define what success is for you it and decide strive for it, you have to change things. You have start on a path that leads you away from the rut that has been the distraction for you want to achieve. You have to change a habit or exert yourself in a way you didn’t have to before and you have to be different from what you were before. And the people around you don’t take it seriously. They may cheer you on...

Sunday evening in the Garden

Sunday evening in the Garden

Posted by vincent in The Pangea's Garden Project on December 19, 2010 | 1 Comment

Coming this week in the Garden… earthSista Nfinite makes her debuts in a new set of images in the earthSista gallery. Meanwhile, in her preparations for the new year and the changes that come with it, earthSista PhysiqueAE1, after taking time for self, reveals an important change for her future in the Garden. Solangel shares her pensive captures on a rooftop in the Garden this week as well. The idea for these upcoming captures were hers; and they are only the beginning. And speaking of creating your own captures…what would be YOUR Afrosensual portrait? We will begin to explore that...

pgp219: a morning shoot in the salon…

Posted by vincent in The Pangea's Garden Project on December 18, 2010 | No Comments

Erica at Oh! My Nappy Hair Salon was so supportive. I’d walked into her salon one day and was thoroughly impressed by the eclectic old world artistry and ornate intimate feel that was reminiscent of traditional family home with its dark hard wood floors and antique vanity dressers at each station. Richly colored walls are adorned with a variety of African-American artworks and the shop is decorated with small original hand-carved sculptures of various inspirations of the Oh! My Nappy Hair icon. So, simply entering the shop is an engrossing experience. And then there was Ifasgift. Her lovely...

Remembering Black August

Remembering Black August on a Happily Natural Day in Atlanta

Posted by vincent in Events & Event Photos, The Pangea's Garden Project, What's Going On? on December 17, 2010 | No Comments

Back in August I attend the Black August/Happily Natural Weekend event in Atlanta. The entire event was a learning experience as well as a visual treasure for me. Happily Natural has been going on for about eight years now and the purpose is to reaffirm our pride in our culture & ethnicity as African people worldwide. I’ll have more on Happily Natural in a later post. What I didn’t mention before (and what I didn’t know until this event) is that the Black August tradition was established during the 1970’s in the California prison system by men and women of the Black/New...

The earthSistas behind 'For Real Tho!'

pgp218: Behind The Scenes of ‘For Real Tho’

Posted by vincent in The Pangea's Garden Project on December 15, 2010 | No Comments

“When you live your life with an appreciation of coincidences and their meanings, you connect with the underlying field of infinite possibilities.” Deepak Chopra That thought fits today. About a week ago, we were all having our weekly Pangea earthSista meeting. And the typical chaos ensued where we there is approx. a dozen men & women having about six ongoing conversations at any given time. It seems very disorganized from the outside looking in but its not. It organic and distracted, sometimes straying away from the path our communal vision, yet always making our way back. The...

Feed The ARTS! says earthSista SHE

“Pay Us Like You Owe Us”

Posted by SHE in The Evolution of SHE on December 14, 2010 | No Comments

Visual and performing arts have historically been a source of inspiration in many forms. It could be the beat of a drum in a particular tune that make your hips sway, or the lyrics of a love song that make you fall deeper. A timeless photograph could cause you to reminisce, or appreciate true, raw beauty like those of our earthSistas. You can also be moved by a contemporary oil painting and give it whatever meaning you choose, or gaze at sculptures of historical figures of hope. ART is LIFE, which we all get to breathe, but as we generate creativity and free expression through our unique...

The Inspired Artistry of Moebanga

pgp217: Moebanga…inspired artistry

Posted by Maurice Evans in The Pangea's Garden Project on December 10, 2010 | No Comments

Maurice Evans I have a series of paintings called the “Water Bearers”. These paintings were inspired by African women. One day, I was looking through my bedroom window and notice two African women dressed in traditional clothing. They were carrying loads of clothes on top of their heads. With their hips swaying from side to side, I watched as they balanced with perfection these heavy loads. Even with all the weight on top of their heads they still managed to look regal, beautiful, and graceful as they walked and talked to each other heading to their destination …. which was obviously...