He says he’s an EccentricSoul with a vision. And from his imagination he tells stories of the unseen.  Indeed. As an artist of photography, Remy constantly, seeks to elevate himself creatively by stepping outside of his fine art comfort zone and manifesting his style for fashion and couture. And he seeks out women and men who DARE to step outside the box with him. All of his models agree that when they work with him, he definitely takes their ports to another level. Remy employs colours in their vivid and primary forms. He exploits their richness to enhance the passion in his captures....

by Vincent Do you all know who Tara Baker is? Hell, do you know who SuperFly is? Tara Baker has been a friend of mine as well as an avid Gardner for a while now. She is a Crochet Fashion Artist whose designs have graced the Garden off and on over the past year. A lover of technology, she’s also been behind the scenes at some of the shoots creating video of various happenings. And while Tara’s also a fabulous jewelry designer, her crochet was the first inspiration that caught my attention. The 6-foot-plus, loc’d, amazon is an obvious presence in any group situation but her soft-spoken,...

About an hour before midnight on Saturday, Our Place Cafe in College Park, GA will open its doors for Midnight Erotica, An Evening Of Black Erotic Art, Poetry And Film. From what we have been told there will be rose petals on the floor, a live model being body-painted at the show, balloons, chocolate treats and other aphrodaisiac foods. Although this is a first appearance for the Garden (several Garden images are a part of the show) this event has been going on since 2004 and recently has become popular to be a biannual event recurring, roughly, every six months. And while its venues have been...

Sitting at the front desk before last week’s Take a Load Off Tuesday show felt like a prime time spot to catch the Who’s Who of the Atlanta poetry scene.  The incomparable Queen Sheba graced the inaugural stage at our new venue, Studio Clout (shout out to PhysiqueAE1 and Vincent for the connection!) and surprised everybody with a rock song.  Blackchicksrock!  By the way, if you haven’t been to Studio Clout, which also doubles as an art gallery/ jewelry store/sketching school, you need to stop by and be amazed.  Poetry never felt so grown and sexy sitting up between statues...

So I am wrapping up this shoot with MoEss (the earthSista formerly know as MoreEssence) and Chadoe. We had just completed a beautiful nature shoot with the fashion designer HarvestGirl (damn, I just realized I have shown those to you yet and they were BEAUTIFUL. I’m gonna have to fix that!) Anyway, I got a call from the artist John Glover asking me if I intend to attend his party three days later on the rooftop of his factory loft apartment in Atlanta. I said yes and he reminded me that I was supposed to ask around for sistas who might want to be bodypainted for the event. I asked MoEss and...

Bathed dramatically with warm yellows and cool blues, COCOliscious rises. Beautiful, happy and full of sensual ‘tude, she grabs the chain and she poses, plays and laughs… She teases the camera with her poses while colorful hues of light dance across her beautiful dark form. COCOliscious revels in being sensual & real & proud AND comfortable in her own skin. She makes it known that sharing her beauty with the Garden is a gift that she bestows, graciously. COCOliscious is a that diva with ego and attitude yet no drama. She is an adventurous earthSista who loves a good party. COCOliscioius...

The purpose of Happily Natural Day is to reaffirm our pride in our culture & ethnicity as African people worldwide, to give our brothers & sisters empowering, uplifting, and eye-opening information in regard to the importance of black culture, natural health and hair care, positive edutainment, and most importantly to unify the black community as we to celebrate our natural selves. As natural hair styles are resurgent in popularity it is important that we dig beneath the surface, and tap into the minds of the masses and wake up the collective mental potential of our African brothers &...

by earthSista Nfinite Being in front of the camera inspired me to step behind it. I absolutely love photography, and I often get the urge to shoot. In those moments I call upon my muse, Hafsa. On this particular shoot I wanted to showcase her natural beauty. We shot in various spots on campus (Agnes Scott College). It was a beautiful day…hot and humid but Hafsa took it all in stride and managed to look phenomenal in the midst of the heat. I like both looks that Hafsa did…one was a little edgy and sexy, and the other was natural and Afrocentric. We had a wonderful shoot…it is always...

Chadoe observes. She never struck me as shy or quiet but she does like to hang back and watch others do what they do. She learns that way. She is curious that way. And even though she likes to step back and wait for you to reveal yourself she still draws attention. She can’t help it. Chadoe stands statuesque and yet carries herself coyly. She cannot walk into a room without turning heads and creating whispers. Her beauty striking and her eyes are piercing. She hungers for opportunity and searches for truth. Chadoe is studious and opinionated, yet open. She is simply an intelligent young black...

by Vincent… We had fun. Its that simple. earthSista COCOliscious has been involved with the Project on the sidelines for quite sometime. She has been sharing her insights and visions wanting to step her efforts to influence the Garden’s look. But life has kept her busy both professionally and personally. She is building foundations in her art (MUA PaintByCoco, more on that soon) and her love life. And on this day, her day, she was celebrating life like it was golden. Encircled by family  and friends, she spent most of the night grinning from ear to ear. We took a moment and grabbed...