Art & Leisure

Life, it is said, comes in hues, brings perspectives and is a continuous journey of self-discovery.

Math is all around us from the smallest task of deciphering what time you need to wake up for school or work, to the price at which you should sell goods in order to make a profit.

Title: Sitting on a Racial Volcano (Guyana Uncensored)

A piece of art is never a finished work. It answers a question, which has been asked, and asks a new question, says American sculptor Robert Engman. As an artist, the creative thought process is never-ending, exploring beyond the unfathomed, exploring off the beaten path and accentuating the society they live in.

In an educational landscape now dominated by state institutions, it is easy to forget that the origin of more than half of our schools came through the vision and effort of many Christian denominations in Jamaica's history.

Think of India and myriad visions flash across one's mind - Taj Mahal, the immortal love story etched in marble, the vibrant colours, the 'curry' and, of course, Bollywood (the choreographed song-and-dance sequences replete with gyrating actresses in their finery).

From acrylic on canvas, oil pastel on paper, conta crayon on paper, acrylic on watercolour and ceramic designs, the 80 pieces of exquisite art pieces on auction at the Liguanea Lodge Art Auction and Wine & Cheese Party were breathtaking.

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It's Christmas Eve of 2010 at the Horizon Adult Remand Centre. As I lay on my six-inch concrete bed gazing into the solid concrete roof for the first time in almost one month since my arrival, I'm weighed down with grief and loneliness.

The most-improved student, Ashley Pitterson of Carron Hall High School in St Mary (second right), along with principal of the school Dottlyn Dawes (second left) and the school's e-Learning coordinator, Caroline Wilson-Lawes (centre), display their awards following e-Learning Jamaica's (e-Ljam) Technology Enrichment Programme Recognition Function at the Cardiff Hotel in Runaway Bay, St Ann, Friday, April 26.

Alfred B. Johnson, author of the book Ambassador to the Global Village, shares his journey that in Jamaica, took him to other Caribbean islands, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.