Location: Florida, USA
Originally From: Petit Bourg, Trinidad
Contact: info@trinidadjunction.com

More about Joy...
At the tender age of 5, Joy started sketching on any piece of paper that she could find. Her mother, observing her love for art and her ability, enrolled her in Saturday classes at the British Council in Trinidad and through further persuasion, Joy was tutored during the school week and also on Saturdays by one of Trinidad's world renowned artists, Mr. M.P. Aladdin, Director of Culture. Joy excelled in her classes and continued to draw and paint using mediums such as oils, charcoal, water color and pencil. She was also a member of the Trinidad Art Society and exhibited her paintings in the formerly abandoned Woodbrook Market which later became occupied by the Trinidad Art Society.

Along with her intuitive psyche, her individuality and imagination allow her to express her emotions on canvas. Her paintings portray life in Trinidad - the folklore, the echoes of African shango, the cosmopolitan society, rural villages, and carnival masquerade. Today, her artwork has blossomed into 3-dimensional drawings, papier-mache, acrylic paintings and art using fabric.

In 2004, one of Joy's paintings - The Ajouda - was chosen to hang in the Latin America and Caribbean region building of the World Bank in Washington.
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The Neighorhood

These houses are built of wood with galvanized roofs. Friendly neighbors are busy chatting and enjoying their quite lifestyle. the dirt track is narrow, steep and winding.

Acrylic, fabric and carboard
36" x 48"



The Ajoupa

This house is called an Ajoupa. It is nestled between trees and bushes on the hills in the countryside.

Acrylic, fabric, cardboard and papier-mache
33" x 48"





Country House

This quaint little house is tucked away in the corner of the hills. A bright, warm, friendly face looks out the window smiling. What a sense of serenity.

Acrylic, fabric and cardboard
(On display at the World Bank)



Dance de Bele

She dances in her colorful attire and moves gracefully like the Caribbean sea and its cool skies. She is ALIVE...

Fabric
30" x 24"

















Love

Love is Patient
Love is Kind
Love Never Ends

Fabric
24" x 48"




















Mythical Figure

She finds herself alone knowing both happiness and contentment

Fabric
18" x 30"






















Limbo Dancer

She dances to the Caribbean beat and glides under her limbo pole.

Acrylic
18" x 24"







Village Dancers

These dances are colorful and festive. Their bodies are stirring up the vibes with the music of soca and steelpan echoing through the air.

Acrylic






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