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by Vanessa Archer
$63.00
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Our weekender tote bags are chic and perfect for a day out on the town, a staycation, or a weekend getaway. The tote is crafted with soft, spun poly-poplin fabric and features double-stitched seams for added durability. The 1" thick cotton handles are perfect for carrying the bag by hand or over your shoulder. This is a must-have for the summer.
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Choucoune (Haitian Creole: Choukoun), was the nickname of a Haitian woman in a lyrical passage that praises her beauty. The poem Choucoune is in... more
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"Choucoune" (Haitian Creole: Choukoun), was the nickname of a Haitian woman in a lyrical passage that praises her beauty. The poem "Choucoune" is in Haitian Creole from 1883 by the famous writer Oswald Durand. The poem describes a beautiful and sensual black woman but not acquired, liberated, thus a "femme fatale". While imprisoned, it tells the story of a disappointment in love between him and her "his most precious conquest".
The Choucoune of Oswald Durand is a fantasy; first he describes her attractive physique and then he puts her in a paradisiacal context. Choucoune will remain for Oswald Durand a haunting and a muse!
After its publication in 1886 in his collection Rires et pleurs, the poem was adapted into a song by the Haitian-American composer Michel Moleart Monton and it will be a great success. This song was entirely rewritten in English under the name "Yellow Bird" in 1957.
In the 1940s, other foreign artists followed suit with their own adaptations o...
I am a young Caribbean woman who lives on a magical island: Haiti, the mountainous land of the Antilles. I am a self-taught artist who discovered her talent very young. I remember that the principal of my elementary school would choose me to decorate the aisle of her office with my vibrant drawings on cardboard for our annual carnival festivities. In high school, I would create and sell greeting cards to my classmates for Valentine's Day or Christmas, and I would spend my spare time sketching portraits of my favorite actors. ......."Here, do a magic trick on my piece of paper" ..... Improvisation has always been my strength and over time drawing had become more than a hobby for me. It was a habit anchored in my subconscious and the...
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Marianne Campolongo
Beautiful!
Steve Karol
Awesome
Peggy Collins
Well done!
Paul Quinn
Nice work
Judy Vincent
Wonderful work!
Guido Montanes Castillo
Beautiful work!
John Trommer
Very nice work.
Eddie Barron
very nice
Cathy Mahnke
Wonderful portrait
Julie Barrick
Beautiful work!
Suzanne Wilkinson
Beautiful work
Lisa Soots
Vanessa this is beautiful! l/f
Judy Jones
Wonderful work
Patricia Hofmeester
Great work!
Linda Brody
nice shot
Jim Love
Love the wonderful warm vivid colors
Lens Art Photography By Larry Trager
Nice. Very colorful.
Jasna Dragun
Beautifully done !! l/f
Stuart Litoff
Great work!
Johanna Hurmerinta
Terrific.
Lisa Wooten
Beautiful
Anna Serebryanik
Wonderful!