Paulette Coke

About the Art:

Once known as the land of wood and water, or the land of paradise turned into a war zone. Below dear readers you will find the authors interpretation of what she had in mind while creating the image.

As a child of my Claredonian born mother, and Westmorland born father, every Sunday after dinner along with my siblings I was privileged to be a part of our family time together, accompanied by a good story and followed by a memorable sing along. My parent would use the time to share their life values with us, and one of them being value of togetherness, which I have come to greatly appreciate. I was always told

“united we stand and divided we fall.”

I love Jamaica and it’s sense of freedom, something I don’t get in Britain, and would easily trade places to live. Jamaica is a place with all year round cultivation, with a rich variety of vegetable and fruits to choose from, it is easy to eat health at a low cost. It is a place of constant sunshine, midday breeze of the sea and the relaxing sound of the waves by night.... Though on the other side there is war and animosity amongst its countrymen, and if they do not ceases - there will soon be nowhere ion Jamaica for tourists to celebrate, and the native Jamaican born abroad may have no other alternative, but to stay abroad and sadly watch their history and “the land of paradise disappear. I wish the people could see and recognize what they have and what is happening to their beautiful country.