We should be able to commune with one another here in the Garden. Its something we’ve been working towards since we began the Project over a year ago and I am finally glad to say that we’ve started adding the tools to do so. When we launched the PangeasGarden.com last September, it was in response to the popularity of the original blog on blogspot and we wanted to expand on what we were able to contribute to the Garden. And we’ve done all that. But we also wanted to allow others to share their own creative endeavors that exalt Afrocentric sensuality and beauty, past messages to...

Kirei Na’s birthday was just a few days before the New Year, providing the perfect opportunity for a Pangea’s Garden gathering. And what started out as an Open Mic event, quickly became a night of intimate and passionate verse, setting the tone for events in the future. I’ve included a few captures of the event along with one spoken words musings brought to us by ButtahFly. You can see more captures, another video and some paparazzi-style shots PangeasGarden.com’s newly founded blog. This was the Garden’s first public event and we have planned another for Wednesday...

This our first public get-together and we hope you can make it out. One the EarthSistas in the Garden will be celebrating her birthday and we are asking anyone who wants to do so, to get on the mic as part of the party. We are supposed to be creating some captures and maybe some moving pictures as well so it should be pretty exciting. Marlo, the EarthSistas Model Coordinator is one of the key folks involved in organizing the event but there are others involved as well. She is the contact for questions as well as letting us know if you want to be on the mic and you contact her at 678.643.1205. For...

a pictorial moment… these are few of the inspired captures from Tamara Natalie Madden (the Renaissance Woman) of the Garden’s newest EarthSista, NineEther. You can see the full set of images at PangeasGarden.com

An experimental black & white image set of an impromptu moment. Hershey stood next to the windowed door so that I could watch how the light fell on her when she got a phone call. And then she got a text. Followed by a phone call another text and so on. They were all with the same person and this continued for a while. I wasn’t really listening but from the expressions on her face there was some obvious drama going on. Curious about how the emotion in these captures would look like, I continued shooting. Hershey, aware and curious herself, consciously positioned herself provocatively....

Kirei Na means beautiful in Japanese. And like the EarthSista that bears the name, it is poignant and graceful. And, to meet her, you would think she is quiet but she is not. Kirei Na is quite open once she lets you in and very warm. I discovered this long before we did the shoot for 20 Questions. But what I didn’t realize is how moved I would be by her answers… In her responses she is intelligent, frank, provocative and nurturing. You can read all of it at PangeasGarden.com in 20 Questions with Kirei Na. And check out her intimate pictorial set with Hershey in “The Dance”. -Vincent

So it seemed like the right time to relax a little and have our very first offline gathering… A bunch of us checking out the our creations on the web! Every time I meet with someone about the Project there’s never more than 4 people in room. Even though there have been so many who have expressed interests, provided provocative commentary, striking images and beautiful poetry, still we’ve always congregated in small groups here and there… Tamara Natalie Madden – Artist and Photographer Shay – A Potential EarthSista for the Garden Clockwise from...

2.How would you describe your personality/outlook on life? Very optimistic, I’m a go getta type of chick. I see what i want and I go for it. Also I’m a very outspoken down to earth female, honest, caring, lovable person unless u piss me off…..lmfao… 3.What color would you pick to describe your personality? Why? I choose opal…one because it is my birthstone and it changes colors and u know it depends on what mood im in that the color might best fit me. 10. Complete this sentence. “As a woman, I believe it’s especially important to…” “As a women, i believe it important to fight...

This is just the beginning… Check out the full 54 image set coming tomorrow on PangeasGarden.com

Hershey is a young, vibrant and natural EarthSista on the move with a serious passion for dance and theater. Her affinity for perfomance grew out of her love for fashion and glamour and she stills dreams of owning a her own fashion boutique as well as a performance studio. Look out for her daring and provocative image set featuring her on the Project online community site PangeasGarden.com. In the meantime we asked her to answer a few questions about herself. 1. How would you describe your personality/outlook on life? I’m pretty bubbly and talkative most of the time, while also having a...