BAHAMAS ART
STRAW WEAVING:
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–Traditional crafts include straw work on islands (each one having a unique plaiting or braiding style) creating beautiful hats and baskets.
–This skill was useful when Bahamians led subsistence lifestyles, with baskets being used for carrying fruit and fishing traps. Today straw work, and wood carvings, are produced and sold to tourists in Nassau's Straw Market.
–This skill was useful when Bahamians led subsistence lifestyles, with baskets being used for carrying fruit and fishing traps. Today straw work, and wood carvings, are produced and sold to tourists in Nassau's Straw Market.
QUILTING:
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–Quilting has been practiced on the island of Spanish Wells for many generations.
–WHY do people practice quilting in the Bahamas where the weather is mostly warm? Because they're not quilting for winter comfort. They are quilting as way to record emotions, memories and experiences with creativity. |
CORAL & STONE ART:
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–Hand carvings from coral art and natural stone are cultivated from naturally occurring reef break-offs, beach erosion, outcrops, and smooth rocks.
–All materials are obtained as a result of naturally occurring erosion and transformations, beach floatsom, and "found" materials. |
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CANVAS ART:
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–Beautiful landscapes & the vibrant houses & peoples of the Bahamas have inspired many artists, both native & foreign.
–Notable Bahamian artists include Amos Ferguson, Eddie Minnis, Brent Malone, Jackson Burnside, John Beadle and John Cox.
Check out this video, an edited version of
"40 Years of Bahamian Art"
Edited from original video, found here: http://youtu.be/YJjFU4_tlik
–Notable Bahamian artists include Amos Ferguson, Eddie Minnis, Brent Malone, Jackson Burnside, John Beadle and John Cox.
Check out this video, an edited version of
"40 Years of Bahamian Art"
Edited from original video, found here: http://youtu.be/YJjFU4_tlik
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Microsoft Clip Art
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Let's make our own art inspired by the Conch Shell:
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