eat jamaican, buy jamaican 1 3 66 EDITOR’S PICKS OF USEFUL UNCONVENTIONAL SOUVENIRS MADE IN JAMAICA by Emma Sharp Dalton-Brown Giclee & Commodity Prints from Edible Icons As the daughter of a <strong>Jamaica</strong>n mother raised in Canada, Lindz was among the <strong>Jamaica</strong>n Diaspora, who had many fond memories of their childhood. “They would talk of the ackee tree in their garden,” she says, “And almost every yard has a fruit tree, like breadfruit, which is part of the diet and the landscape. It’s iconic, and it has iconic value to them.” Between 2006 and 2010, Lindsay (Lindz) Barrowcliffe took photographs of eight different fruit and vegetables across <strong>Jamaica</strong>. Lindz says “The idea behind the name has to do with my view: the fruits and vegetables are such a part of the life and culture in <strong>Jamaica</strong>. By encapsulating them in photographs, they become little icons.” 2 www.jamaicacatalogue.com Copper Tubing Jewelry, by Kristina Broderick Jewelry designer, Kristina Broderick, has been handmaking jewelry locally since 2008. Her flair is rustic, yet classy, hip, yet not too outrageous. Kristina says, “Nature inspires me, and my designs are organic. For example, my mesh earrings look like the ‘Old Man’s Beard’ plant that grows in a tree outside my studio, where I make all my designs.” Using materials such as gold, silver, brass, and wood, Kristina’s most unique alloy is local copper tubing, from which she has made earrings, bangles, necklaces and rings. Although a controversial concept, copper has been worn by people with arthritis for centuries, as it is thought to relieve joint pain. Broderick does not know if it really helps, but she aims to please her customers, and if they ask her to create a set of bangles for them, she will do it in such away that they will simply seem like a part of your style. <strong>Jamaica</strong>n Trivia Playing Cards by Emprezz Mullings Born in Falmouth, Trelawny, Emprezz Mullings moved to Australia with her family when she was a young teenager. Returning years later to her home country, Emprezz has made a name for herself as an ambassador for empowering women and young <strong>Jamaica</strong>ns in general. Continuously evolving her missions and projects, the idea of <strong>Jamaica</strong>n Trivia Playing Cards came to her halfway through 2010. She wanted to put a twist on regular playing cards, so she decided that it would be fun for each card to have a different trivia question, the value of which would equal the value of the card itself. Emprezz is inspired by her home country, so she felt it was fitting to change the four suits: Spades, Hearts, Diamonds and Clubs, to the <strong>Jamaica</strong>n Map, Ackee Fruit, Hummingbird and Coat of Arms, respectively. Each suit pertains to a specific category of questions: geography, culture, music and people. She also changed the King, Queen and Jack in the deck, to three of <strong>Jamaica</strong>’s National Heroes: Marcus Garvey, Nanny of the Maroons and Paul Bogle. The next step was to do some market research. Emprezz personally took her cards to bars, encouraging people to play, and give her their feedback. She found that they were a huge success, and by December 2010, the cards were on sale.
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