Thank you for stopping by my page, I hope that my ARTISTIC IMAGERY and POETRY brings a smile to your face and a thought to your mind, if it does, drop me a note and if you wish, contact me and buy one of my art prints or my poetry book. You can contact me at; jaam7@aol.com
JAAM The Artist, a native of St. Thomas, grew up in the middle of a colorful opulence in the part of the United States Virgin Island that lies between the magnificent seashore and the hill-topped cliffs. JAAM The Artist has always been a storyteller mainly using his canvas as his outward expression. As he migrated from the U.S. Virgin Islands, landing first in Nashville, Tennessee where he attended Fisk University then later moved to New Jersey where he completed his BA and MA. Here in the states is where he began his journey of departing knowledge and a love for the Arts. JAAM The Artist artistic and biographical vision is rich with the language and imagery of his native Virgin Island. Its accent and rich cultural essence is echoed throughout his works. During his years of college and after just moving to the United States he supported himself with a variety of jobs to finally settle in on his calling as an educator and artist. Many articles have appeared in dozens of newspapers and magazines in the New Jersey area, as well as the Virgin Island denoting his creativity and sometimes-unusual expressions. His outward thoughts is not limited to paint and canvas, JAAM in 2007, was commissioned by St. Thomas, Virgin Island Public Library to create the visual design for the Book mobile for St. Thomas. JAAM The Artist publication includes "Up from Your Mind," a collections of his poetry and visual art and "Unchained," a compilation of his students poetry and visual art. He is currently working on his third publication entitled, "A Genealogy Research, From Haiti to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Island. Art statement: "My present series of mix media, plaster, ceramics, paintings and drawings entitled, Going back to my roots is mixed with tribal markings and imagery of my African and Caribbean heritage is geared towards drawing the viewer into a culturally mental and physical experience through the renderings of the human body parts as an art form by decorating and creating on the human form as a canvas."
