Jamaican Creative Expression and the Power of Storytelling in Culture and Identity

Marketing professional Amashika Lorne has launched a Jamaica-themed colouring book, which, according her, provides much more and has an objective to aid in the transmission of the island’s intangible culture of oral traditions intergenerationally.

“There is a significant need to reinforce a lot of the morals and values from our parents and grandparents in today’s Jamaica. One of the things that I have always admired is the use of proverbs to explain situations or stages of developments in life,” Amashika Lorne said.

The book includes 20 line ­drawings of Jamaican settings depicting landmarks, customs, ­traditions, and cultural icons and takes it a step further to carefully pair these drawings with a Jamaican ring game, riddle, or proverb.

Read the full article from The Gleaner Jamaica here : http://past.jamaica-gleaner.com/article/art-leisure/20191103/jamaican-creative-expression