Cultural Voice

Cultural Voice visited the Liguanea Arts Festival 2013 and checked out works on display by various painters, photographers, sculptors, and jewelry makers. The Creative Industries continue to generate great buzz, and the Caribbean has a bounty of talent to offer. Here are a few snapshots from the event. More photos are available on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ culturalvoice  Nicole Brown Photography on Display CV sends a special “shout-out” to artists such as Rachel Wade-Moss, Kai Watson and Nicole Brown who have all been featured in Cultural Voice’s blog. Cultural Voice remains proud of your growth and achievements, and hope you had a fantastic festival!    

Moya 'Nilajah' Johnson said her faith led her to her current pursuit as a full time fashion jewellery designer. Her designs, under the label Nilajah, have been taking Ja by storm, already in many boutiques such as Xxtras, Carbys, Things Jamaica among others. I met up with her at last weekends Grosvenor Art Fair, where she displayed a selection of necklaces, earings, you name it. Moya taught history and social studies at St. Hugh's high school and was also a CXC marker for Social Studies. Moya, married with two lovely boys aged 2 and 3, was finding it increasingly difficult to ignore her creative calling, and though she originally planned to make a life long career out of teaching, as a Christian she felt led to follow the will of the Lord. She says that Nilajah is already profitable, and that she has support from her husband who is a graphic designer, and had her mother as an investor in the business as well as other family friends. She imports most of her ...