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Tea boxes by Charl Baker The idiom 'One man's junk is an other man's treasure' fits perfectly on artists Charl Baker and Mazola Ma Mwashighadi, who are transforming discarded items into artefacts and pieces for everyday use. What does a broken light pole, copper wires, discarded packaging material or a rusting flywheel of a bicycle mean to most of us ... junk? Creations by Charl Baker Baker and Mwashighadi, like farmers sifting through mud to reap the most beautiful foliage or the sweetest smelling flowers, have managed to transform them into a photo frame, vanity boxes and a wall hanging. "I use different kinds of wood, used in construction, I go to woodwork shops and pick up discarded wood, or pieces of metal from the garage," Mwashighadi said. "As a child, I used to draw and sketch, and was always fascinated by baskets and rings from coloured wires," Baker recounts. "Everything can be something, things that people throw a...

Published August 5, 2012 The Sunday Gleaner "Rock It Come Over", title of Dr Olive Lewin's book seems to encapsulate the recognition of female artists of Jamaica - a showcase of artwork of 50 exceptionally creative minds - 50 years of female art. A Jamaica50 endorsed event the exhibition is a tribute to the renowned author, social anthropologist, musicologist Dr Lewin at her former residence 8 Hillcrest Avenue, now home to Décor VIII art gallery. "The spirit of culture resides in the premises," exclaimed gallery director, Hyacinth McDonald, "and there could be no better tribute to the greatness of Dr Lewin than to recognise the creative acumen of women in arts." At the entrance is an untitled sketch Charcoal on paper done by Edna Manley in 1983, which welcomes the visitor to the rich artistic journey that unfolds in the gallery. The exhibits, some with intricate details and others in abstracts, transform the gallery into an amalgamat...