in the Project: See Jade Run

pgp230: See Jade Run

Posted by Aj Payne in The Pangea's Garden Project on February 12, 2011 | 2 Comments

Jade is a serious athlete and a college junior who deals with her problems by running from them….literally. Hey everybody. Solangel here and I bet you didn’t know that I was an aspiring filmmaker. I am a part of a startup production group at Georgia State University and we call ourselves Good Robot. Recently, I co-directed, wrote and cast our second project, “See Jade Run.” I cast earthSista Kirei Na as the star, Jade. And we had a really great time producing this experimental little drama. We did this for the Campus MovieFest, The World’s Largest Student Film Festival...

Fla’She … Expect the Unexpected

Fla’She … Expect the Unexpected

Posted by SHE in The Evolution of SHE on February 12, 2011 | No Comments

“Two Shades of Color” Chapter 9: Let’s Work It Out “Did you enjoy the workout?” Freeh asked. “It was challenging,” I told her. She grinned. I put my head back and closed my eyes. “What do you think about this?” she asked. “What?” I asked, lifting my head. When I opened my eyes, she was sitting there in front of me butt naked with her legs spread wide open. I damn near choked on my saliva. “It’s uh, I think, I ohm,” I stuttered while trying to my find words. “Shhh come here,” she said softly, as we stared into each other’s eyes. I paused for a second...

BelaMenina is the Boss on the Tracks

pgp229: Bela Menina… an earthSista prelude

Posted by vincent in The Pangea's Garden Project on February 4, 2011 | No Comments

She is an earthSista of many names, many dimensions. She’s a diva, she’s the MF Boss, she’s and urbanista princess who loves being Bela. Before she did her first earthSista shoot, the impulsive Menina strolled the tracks and as I created this handful of captures, there is a symbolism that is evident to me. She has been on a path of her own choosing for a little while. One filled with determination and glamour and light. But it also has it rocky roads ahead and in the past. The impulsive sista embraces all of it and finds strength, edge and swagger in ever step of her path. She...

Are you a Cultivator of the Garden...

pgp228: the Cultivators….

Posted by vincent in The Pangea's Garden Project on February 2, 2011 | No Comments

cultivate: cultivate |ˈkəltəˌvāt|(verb) 1. till, plow, dig, farm, work, fertilize. the farmers cultivated the land 2. grow, raise, rear, plant, sow. they were encouraged to cultivate local food crops. 3. improve, refine, elevate; educate, develop, enrich. earthSistas cultivate their mind, body & spirit So much is happening in Pangea’ Garden right now, that I have to be honest and say that I am having a hard time keeping up and sharing it all with you. a new earthSista born In Atlanta, artists Maurice Evans and Grace Kisa collaborate with earthSista MoEss to create a set sensually...

Features in the Garden...

For Real Tho at Creative Culture Collective

Posted by pangea in Events & Event Photos on January 25, 2011 | No Comments

Last Friday the earthSistas of “For Real Tho” paid a visit to the Creative Culture Creative for a live taping of the show. The CCC gets together every Friday Diver in Decatur, GA for an open mic & stage event. Musicians, Rappers, Singers, Bands, Poets, Authors, Dancers, Actors, Visual Artists, Hair Stylists, Body Artists, and Business People all converge @ Jamaica Flava. Must See! Artistry, Imagery, Real Sistas, Real Talk, Real CCCool… For Real Tho at CCC from Pangea's Garden on Vimeo. If you are in the Atlanta area, make sure to check out the Creative Culture Collective’s...

pgp227: a visit to COCO beach…

Posted by vincent in The Pangea's Garden Project on January 25, 2011 | No Comments

vincent With all of the cold weather ravaging the country over the past month, now seemed to be a good time to remember a summer gone by. In a daylight stroll of a small river in Georgia, COCO posed for a “swimsuit edition” style shoot in the waters and on the man-made beach along the edge of the waters. Sun, sand and stream complemented the beautiful earthSista in her colorful two-piece suit. Families frolicked in the waters around us, watching us curiously, wondering what our next move would be. But we were oblivious. I was inspired by my muse and she enjoyed the camera and the rush...

pgp226: UdoU… Sepia

Posted by Sepia in The Pangea's Garden Project on January 23, 2011 | 4 Comments

I learned that my body is perfectly imperfect… I’m aware that “sexy” is all in the mind. Sepia My self-photography is an evolution of sorts. I see myself differently now at 32 then I did at 25 when I first started. My thoughts about beauty had changed as soon as I embraced my natural, God-given hair. I no longer need to beat my mug to makeup submission, regardless if my skin isn’t “perfect”. I look at my scars, stretch marks on not-so-firm breasts and tummy as a sign of a life lived, especially after two babies. I learned that my body is perfectly imperfect, even though I wanted...

pgp225: Paul Branton’s Urban Queen series

Posted by pangea in The Pangea's Garden Project on January 20, 2011 | No Comments

Paul Branton It has never been a secret that most of my direct influences as a child has come from strong Black women. My childhood consisted of one father, one uncle and one grandfather. The other 99% of my large family were black women in all colors, shapes and personalities. Which really explains my ease and comfort in the presence of women. It was inevitable that these influences would find their way into my art. The springboard for some of my most powerful images has come through the muse of an up-and-coming sista in the Garden. Through her striking natural image, a series of paintings...

2Pistol at the factory lofts...

pgp224: 2Pistol at the Factory Lofts

Posted by vincent in The Pangea's Garden Project on January 15, 2011 | No Comments

I have my favorite places to shoot. In fact I like them so much that sometimes I have to to tell myself not to shoot there. But I use these locales regular because there I haven’t gotten all of the images I want to create there yet; the nooks and crannies I’ve yet to explore. 2Pistol was open to a little exploration so we took a quick stroll to one of those favorite joints of mine and created a few captures. I hadn’t shot with her before and I haven’t since. And while we created these images it was unusual to me because we didn’t talk much and I knew she couldn’t...

Lotus… blooming in the Garden

Posted by vincent in EarthSistas on January 14, 2011 | 3 Comments

The Nature Stroll with earthSista Lotus was spontaneous, adventurous, lively and downright outrageous; just like Lotus, herself. She is a passionate free-spirit who was very enthusiastic about creating an image set for the series. We took our stroll around the lake and she was very open. We talked about family and friends while we created images. The light loved her and nature seemed to be her muse as she was mine. This shoot was one of our firsts. Since then she has participated in various events and several other shoots, some of which have already been featured. But on this day, she opened up...