Hotel Erotica… a night at Pangea’s AfroSocial..
Afrosensuality was the key in this AfroSocial on ArtMonday at the Apache Cafe. Featuring earthSistas SimoneMonet and LYRIC TheNudist and earthBrothas KING, it was an evening spent celebrating unbound intimacy and they were the MUSES for inspiration. Brother ANON The Griot is joined by earthSista PrinCess YEME were the hosts and DJ BLUUE moved you with his mix. Shot by Mr. R
pgp417: Being the art at Pangea’s AfroSocial
Pangea’s AfroSocial has always been an interactive experience. Based on Atlanta’s Apache Cafe ArtMonday event, it originally began as...
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pgp374: a taste of Apache…
While all of our features are for everyone, this one is a special note for the artists and photographers...
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NineEther…tasteful sensuality
Exotic and conservative is one way NineEther says folks perceive her. And yet the more you get to know...
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an embrace of morning light
The rush of the day has yet to start as random streaks of light share skin with a lover’s...
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BlaqButtaphly and the buttah…
Honey Molasses: Jill Scott Remixes and Covers by DJ Rahdu Intimate moments, alone, captured while the faint taste of...
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An evening of Vintage Noir
On Saturday June 3rd Pangeas Garden joined forces with Naturalopathy and Sun Goddess Jewelry to present Vintage Noir, an...
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Violet… lovingly adorned
Emerald trinkets gracefully draped Violet’s shoulders, ears and wrist while Nobella added the final touches of the earthSista’s adornment;...
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Black Love is Revolutionary
The powers that be are doing everything they can to prove black lives don’t matter. Eric Garner. Michale Brown...
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At Last – Part 2 of 2
Part two of an AfroerotiK romance (The second half of the is wonderful story is too intense for the...
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pgp236: earthSista… smoke
earthSista… smoke It dances… Elusively… mysteriously… seductively… Smoke. It calls you. Coyly it teases you. It offers the promises...
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the moments after smokes and oils
Late one night, in the cluttered photography studio, earthSista Sekhmet kicked back with new earthBrotha Stitch. After a few...
earthSistas in the Garden
Thirty Minutes in the Garden is a name that can be misleading. For example, it started out as an...
They made each other wet. Bodies glistened with anticipation as they touched themselves while thoughts of the other held...
“The premise of the shoot was about a princess becoming a sun goddess , I spent a day relaxing...
We decided to do a huntress theme. We wanted to catch day break so we met before sunrise and...
This was fun. I had no idea what type of photo set we would do, but I was excited...
When Costello asked to partner with me for this shoot I was excited. He and I have great creative...
She wanted to make her smile. Phoenyx did. In that moment when the stresses of the day just didn’t...
Ah, 4/20 has finally come again! In true Garden Life fashion, we had to put together a shoot and...
The Afrosensual Aesthetic
“Not even girls want to be girls so long as our feminine archetype lacks force, strength, and power. Not...
Hey, Lotus. I think my twists could use some tightenin’ up. Can you hook me up? Yeah, Masai. But...
It about that hunger that needs to be fed; that thirst that needs to be quenched. LuvJonez. At the...
Early Monday morning was the time. The location – an urbane apartment building in midtown Atlanta that had brightly...
Patchouli oil botanicals and dark temptation incense spice the air as YEME and TREE posed and played. Neon blue and...
A while back, I ran this workshop for the Garden. The intent was to enhance expressive nudes with colour...
On an impulse, a few of us came together for a late night #AfroSocial at Pangea’s studio in Atlanta...
Earlier today, I was told that I just had to watch this video. I wasn’t sure what I was...
Black Venus, Vol. 1 – an artist’s statement
“From Harlem, New York to Togo, West Africa, the portraits in this book were created in celebration of the...
pgp265: Nef’s First Listening Party… with AjaRay
Hi, I am Nefertiti of the nefTUNES and I host the weekly event, the Creative Culture Collective or the...
pgp407: 30 minutes in the Garden with Spirited
spirited Spirit it is who you be spirited is who you are full of life and full of energy...
pgp369: 30 Minutes in the Garden with JadeFox
I’ve always wanted to be a part of a sensual collective such as Pangea’s Garden. My nature is naturally...
Dakar Fashion Week
Designers from nine countries have taken to the catwalk in Senegal for the annual Dakar fashion week back in...
Nobella and a natural hair show…
Its called the Taliah Waajid World Natural Hair Health & Beauty Show. Can you say the whole name right?...
Pangea’s Lookbook: Manic Casual
The problem with defying convention is never being pigeon-holed. On a morning stroll threw the Goat Farm, earthSistas Ororo...
Pangea’s Lookbook: Yaya’s petals
“We wanted to create a story as a piece of art, using well-designed clothing and conceptual visuals pleasing to...
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pgp417: Being the art at Pangea’s AfroSocial
Pangea’s AfroSocial has always been an interactive experience. Based on Atlanta’s Apache Cafe ArtMonday event, it originally began as...
pgp386: Thirty minutes with TAJ
When it comes to my definition of a woman of authentic afrosensual beauty, I think of TAJ. I met her several years ago, right after we’d change the original Pangaea blog to the website. I was attending a Black August event hosted by revolutionary Kalonji Changa and she stepped...
pgp207: Captures of Kelishia
Brad Mitchell Joypho Images If I had my way, I’d shoot sistas with natural hair exclusively. It’s not only the natural hairstyle that’s appealing, but it’s the mindset that usually accompanies the external appearance. For a sista to wear her hair as the Creator intended, it requires a certain...
CHANGE
I am grateful for what 2010 has created for me and am humbled thinking of all of my experiences and the people that I got to share them with. I never fully embraced the consistency of CHANGE in my life because of the negative perceptions that I had created...
EmeraldPhoenyx – I am the Huntress
We decided to do a huntress theme. We wanted to catch day break so we met before sunrise and shot in the woods and at a creek. Morning mists and blood were used to symbolize a night of hunting before I got the heart I needed. EarthSistas in nature;...
pgp252: born art… Kwentonza
“I believe we are all born artists. How we choose to express ourselves creatively is what makes us all different.” -Kwentonza I enjoy using my body as a canvas. From the way I dress to the foods Ichoose to eat.. To how I wear my hair, even the make-up I...
pgp331: Poetry- midnight blue
“…fantasies of my softness meeting his hardness as the moon aglow high in the sky…” his strong, gorgeous body was bathed in midnight blue mixed with the illuminating glow of the full moon his eyes shined brightly like a starry sky his sensuality was such a surprise to my...
pgp356: the southern afro charm of Teyonah Parris
Teyonah, initially, came to our attention with her appearance on Mad Men. Sporting a ’60’s style wig and secretarial attire, she joined the staff as the first African-American hired by the fictional ad agency Sterling Cooper Draper Price. Her character’s role broadened the perspective of the, until then, myopic...
pgp098: Beauty in sensuous blue…
A pictorial moment of the images Beauty and I sought to capture on that overcast day. I wish we could have done more but I think these final few works portray the feel I wanted to portray.
Pangea’s Lookbook: Doo Wop street style
Sany Lirianon styled and captured for ELLE Indonesia. Doo Wop is the theme, having a touch of throwback with an afrocentric sass. There was not much prose with these images. Just the images which speak whole libraries on beauty and fierceness… Did you know that Our Beauty belongs EVERYWHERE....
pgp141: Afro Glam!
stefanie’s features are lovely; she has great cheek bones and big bodacious eyes! it was fun making her over!:) this was stefanie’s first time modeling, but she caught on quickly–she looked like an old pro! i need to send her on to tyra.;) Check out some of my paintings...
earthSistas… Primal Paint, lively uncensored
creative… intimate… intimate… Inspired by the experiences with Bobby Williams’ Primal Paint at the AfroSocial, earthSistas JadeFox, Ororo and WildOrchid decided to, playfully, recreate the escapade in a lively uncensored act of uninhibited expression. Laughter, rage, lust and intimate embrace all characterize the poses each beauty strikes. Dipped in...
pgp096: an Artist Queen…
During the 4th of July weekend I got really lucky. I was able to play catch up with an old friend and fine Fine Artist, April Harrison. Seeing her and spending time with her again got me wondering about greatness. When I would read Art History books about Degas,...
pgp291: Viola Davis and the Natural Hair Movement in Hollywood
Last night, thousands of people tuned in to the 84th Annual Academy Awards. The glitz, the glamour, and scores of actors, actresses, and celebrities occupied the red carpet. Even though that there was a lot of buzz about who should win for each category (congratulations to Octavia Spencer for...
pgp110: LoisLane’s morning read…revisited
a pictorial moment – a couple of outtakes from LoisLane’s first set in the Garden… I can hardly wait for everyone to see the portal!
August Events
So many events and performances, festivals and workshops… and so little time!!! Make sure to check out Pangea’s calendar of events to see what’s happening in your town! And hey, if we missed something, let us know. We will, happily add it and promote it throughout the Garden’s network....
pgp306: Nambian HOT
Alexa Singer is a fashion & lifestyle photographer who was inspired by Sudanese model Akuol De Mabior and what is, arguably, the oldest desert in the world. The Namib Desert has been in existence for 43 million years, remaining unchanged in its present form for the last 2 million years....
pgp333: the Rebel Lioness – art of an artist
•••••••••••••••• “This shoot was about the emotions of that time.” “Two young artist in search of peace of mind. This was our release. Art of an artist… meaning our goal wasn’t to take good looking pictures but to capture the emotions of another artist Rebel lioness … Looking to...
Warning: If your butt isn’t big, you may not be Black
By Shannon T. Boodram of Sway Magazine Until recently, wide hips, thick lips and solid derrieres, common among many Black women, were passed over and deemed unworthy of even an honourable mention in the working definition of beauty. But this year, Allure magazine announced there has been a milestone...