Category Archives: Art

911. Nelson Carrilho’s Mama Baranka

Mama Baranka – Mother Rock (1984) by Nelson Carrilho is one of three sculptures in Amsterdam’s famous Vondelpark. The other two are Joost van den Vondel (1867) by Louis Royer and  The Fish (1965) by Pablo Picasso. Mama Baranka commemorates

911. Nelson Carrilho’s Mama Baranka

Mama Baranka – Mother Rock (1984) by Nelson Carrilho is one of three sculptures in Amsterdam’s famous Vondelpark. The other two are Joost van den Vondel (1867) by Louis Royer and  The Fish (1965) by Pablo Picasso. Mama Baranka commemorates

912. Shon Andrés Albert

Aftan and I found ourselves in front of this sign on the West Side of Curaçao yesterday afternoon. Big Coco Nut: F 2.50 ($1.40). I got out of the car, hoping to find some ice cold coconut water. No such

912. Shon Andrés Albert

Aftan and I found ourselves in front of this sign on the West Side of Curaçao yesterday afternoon. Big Coco Nut: F 2.50 ($1.40). I got out of the car, hoping to find some ice cold coconut water. No such

952. Curaçao’s Nail Art

Eraser-pencils are often used as typing aids. But we’re really curious about “wiping” aids… Please share if you know?

952. Curaçao’s Nail Art

Eraser-pencils are often used as typing aids. But we’re really curious about “wiping” aids… Please share if you know?

956. Curaçao is NOT located in the Hurricane Zone!

Door het oog van de naald: Curaçao beschermd van orkaan Ivan. “Nos a skapa na wowo di angua.” We were saved by “the hole of the needle”, e.g. narrowly 🙂 “While November might be high hurricane season for most of

956. Curaçao is NOT located in the Hurricane Zone!

Door het oog van de naald: Curaçao beschermd van orkaan Ivan. “Nos a skapa na wowo di angua.” We were saved by “the hole of the needle”, e.g. narrowly 🙂 “While November might be high hurricane season for most of

957. Curaçao’s “Bekita” by Gentleman and Poet Elis Juliana

Bekita Bekita dams a kanga shimis pronka drenta sal’i balia k’un finura k’un koketa kada paso na su tempu kada zoya na midí Békitá! Békitá! Békitá! Békitá!Hernan dí: E dams akí ai ta flor pa hasi bunita; yena sala ku

957. Curaçao’s “Bekita” by Gentleman and Poet Elis Juliana

Bekita Bekita dams a kanga shimis pronka drenta sal’i balia k’un finura k’un koketa kada paso na su tempu kada zoya na midí Békitá! Békitá! Békitá! Békitá!Hernan dí: E dams akí ai ta flor pa hasi bunita; yena sala ku

958. Curaçao’s “Pacho” the Great Enviro-Portrait-Painter

Consider an oil barrel: A steel drum worth 159 liters of crude oil. Sometimes recycled and re-used as trash can or percussion instrument in steel bands. Our Frans (“Pacho”) Weber found a different, much more colorful, environmentally correct way to

958. Curaçao’s “Pacho” the Great Enviro-Portrait-Painter

Consider an oil barrel: A steel drum worth 159 liters of crude oil. Sometimes recycled and re-used as trash can or percussion instrument in steel bands. Our Frans (“Pacho”) Weber found a different, much more colorful, environmentally correct way to

993. Curaçao’s Big Sister “Chichi”

A sweet fifth grader at the International School of Curaçao proudly showed off the mini Chichi (pronounced ‘Cheechee’) she keeps in her cubby: “Chichi is an amazing sculpture made in Curaçao. A lot of us Curaçao women can relate to her because she’s got

993. Curaçao’s Big Sister “Chichi”

A sweet fifth grader at the International School of Curaçao proudly showed off the mini Chichi (pronounced ‘Cheechee’) she keeps in her cubby: “Chichi is an amazing sculpture made in Curaçao. A lot of us Curaçao women can relate to her because she’s got