Posts Tagged ‘The Pearls’

  • TL Forsberg

    TL Forsberg Video Interview

    March 10th, 2011 | The Pearls | by Sheena | 1 Comment

    SHEENA: You are from Canada, correct? Tell me why you came to America. TL: I grew up in Canada, a place called Nova Scotia. My parents live there now and both of my sisters live in Calgary. Calgary as in you know the cowboys – that. When I move to Los Angeles and became an [...]

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  • Melissa Rich

    Melissa Rich Video Interview

    February 24th, 2011 | The Pearls | by Sheena | No Comments

    MELISSA: There was an access issue at Lollapalooza in Chicago. This is a musical festival that is packed with many performances for one whole weekend in Chicago. Here’s what happened – during that weekend, I went there to see a variety of bands including my favorite, “Pearl Jam.” That is one of the main reasons [...]

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  • Rosa

    Rosa Lee Video Interview

    February 22nd, 2011 | The Pearls | by Sheena | 2 Comments

    ROSA: I love reading art and culture magazines called “Juxtapoz” and Hi-Fructose. If you do not know, go to Barnes and Nobles bookstore, They sell those magazines. Their focus is on street and local artists. Really, its non-traditional form of art. That, I am drawn to. Its not like going to an art museum or [...]

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  • Claudia Gordon

    Claudia Gordon Video Interview

    February 17th, 2011 | The Pearls | by Sheena | 1 Comment

    SHEENA: Knowing that having a disability is frowned upon in Jamaica, how did you managed to overcome the oppression? CLAUDIA: I think its fair to say that the term “overcome” – I have mixed feelings about the term “overcome.” People just find ways to survive through circumstances. I became deaf at the age of 8. [...]

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  • Mara

    Mara Ladines-Reyes Video Interview

    February 14th, 2011 | The Pearls | by Sheena | No Comments

    SHEENA: What inspired you to create the abstract the I love you sign? Many people do it the most common way. Yours is abstract. What started that? MARA: The abstract sign of I love you happened back then during the college years. I remember that the teacher gave me an assignment. It said, “Imagine you [...]

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