Jamaica

One Fine T’ing illustrations of Jamaica at LAUNCH in Peterborough

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Rob Niezen created around thirty vignettes for One Fine T’ing – The Story of Jamaican Self-Help. These approximately 2 x 6″ (5 x 15 cm) line illustrations in ink are based on photos made during a tour around Jamaica with Jamaican Self-Help (JSH), including visits to JSH projects in downtown Kingston and the parish of Saint Mary. Jamaican Self-Help stopped in 2021, and the projects it supported are now sponsored by an NGO named Uzazi. The original illustrations are for sale. They come in an 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm) matte with manilla board backing in a poly bag, and are CAN $ 40 each. I am donating 25% of the proceeds to Uzazi. You can purchase these at LAUNCH Gallery at The Art School of Peterbrough.
Check out the selection available illustrations here.

 

Rob Niezen illustrates children’s book by Jamaican author Angela Punky Stultz

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During the strange year of 2020 I had the pleasure of working on illustrations for a children’s book titled Ameliya Dissappears. Jamaican author Angela Punky Stultz has combined childhood memories and her deep understanding of community culture to create a story of a little girl living with her grandmother and cousins in the Caribbean who stumbles upon her grandmother’s age old family secret. It is now available on Amazon
In the Peterborough, Ontario area copies are available at By the Books, 384 Water St, Peterborough, LAUNCH at the Art School of Peterborough, 174A Charlotte St, and Happenstance Books & Yarns, 44 Queen St, Lakefield.

Rob donates 50% of sales to Jamaican Self-Help on November 28 and 29

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Jamaican Self-Help’s 14th annual Artisan Show & Sale will look a little different. This year, the organization invites you to shop online for local, handmade gifts, and I’ll donate 50% of all sales of linocuts and oil paintings to Jamaican Self-Help (JSH) during the two-day event. Email me at or call me at 1-705-933-9988 for any purchases, and mention JSH. My website includes all available work.

Want to know more about the good work JSH does in Jamaica? Visit  Jamaican Self-Help

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