Guyanese Girl

06 Jan: A Prayer for the Young Women of the World

Father God, thank you for all the young women in the world. Give them dreams that are bigger than themselves–so they will have to trust you to make their dream come true. Give them a will and heart to be all you created them to be. Help them to work hard and be successful. Enable them to be generous to those who are less fortunate. Give them hearts full of love and compassion. Give them…

04 Jan: Look of the Day: Casual Chic!

It’s not so casual Friday. What are you wearing to the office today? Not so casual Friday by lara-b24 featuring an amethyst cocktail ring French Connection pencil shirt usa.frenchconnection.com Wren cropped pants bonadrag.com BCBG Max Azria pointy high heels dnafootwear.com Versace logo bag forwardforward.com Metal jewelry target.com Rebecca amethyst cocktail ring forzieri.com Off White Ornate on Offwhite Background designyourwall.com .

Irene-Bacchus-Holder

03 Jan: Irene Bacchus-Holder: Pyrographic Artist – Making the World Beautiful with Wood Arts & Craft

Irene Bacchus-Holder is a Guyana-based pyrographic artist (the art of burning design onto wood or leather). For more than a decade, she has been perfecting this art form in creating functional pieces for the home using Guyana’s natural woods. Irene got started in this craft with the encouragement of my brother who sent her a wood burning pen with interchangeable tips.  She began by offering gifts made of wood from Guyana’s rainforest to several friends. Irene stated that she  always wanted to do…

02 Jan: My alter Ego (Piece for Men Vs Women) Upscale by Ruqayyah Boyer

I’m a lady I try to speak softly when I talk I respect myself I have a little grace with my walkI try to be kind to others I try to use those things I was thought I like to be comforted and I appreciate the gifts I’m bought You see I like long conversations but I don’t really like telling tales I want the protection of my man cas I don’t really like breaking…

Acts of Kindness

19 Dec: 50 Ways to Pay it Forward this Holiday Season with Random Acts of Kindness

No one has ever become poor by giving, so “Pay it Forward” this holiday season by performing random acts of kindness. Here are some simple ideas. Bake goodies and take them to the police station, fire station, emergency room. Pay a local teenager to mow someones yard, who is elderly, sick or their spouse is away. Knit or crochet a baby blanket and take it to the Nurses station, in the hospital, for the next…

Bernadette Persaud, Artist

18 Dec: She Rocks! Meet Bernadette Persaud – Artist/Writer, 2012 Caribbean Hall of Fame Inductee

Bernadette Indira Persaud is one of Guyana’s best-known artists, writers and educators. She was born in Berbice in 1946 and is a graduate of the University of Guyana and of the Burrows School of Art in Georgetown. Her painting career began in the early 1980s, when she felt a need to express her ideas through her creativity. In 1985, she became the first woman to win the Guyana National Visual Arts Competition, and she continues to produce…