In the early days when Pangea’s Garden was a project where I explored my own visions of what afrosensuality should look like, there was Naturally Leslie. Her balance of serious insight and lightheartedness made her pearls of wisdom valuable to all who are fortunate to partake. This article originally ran one month after the launch of PangeaGarden.com and the conversation reflected heavily on what the Garden strived (and continues striving) to be: a place that not accepts but celebrates an authentic beauty that has not always been given the voice it deserves. In those early days in the midst of popularity, I told her that I would like to ask her few questions about herself. She provided me with a few answers…
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Saturday in the Park…
vincent, , Photos, The Pangea's Garden Project, activism, afrocentric, culture, events, Malcolm X Festival, 2
The Malcolm X Festival was a great day in the park. And for me, what’s interesting are the things...
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LOOKBOOK: A Goddess’ celebrations
vincent, , Pangea's Lookbook, Photos, The Pangea's Garden Project, accessories, afrocentric, culture, fashion, indigenous, jewelry, Lookbook, style, Sun Goddess Jewelry, Yaisa, 0
I was asked if I considered my creations Afrocentric and my immediate response was ‘at one time, yes.’ I...
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pgp213: Remy, the EccentricSoul…. part three – passion
vincent, , Photos, The Pangea's Garden Project, afrosensual, Afrosensual Aesthetic, art photography, Remy, 5
In the end its all about passion… Maybe, to be more specific, its about the liberation of passions. For...
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pgp318: moments with GEO, inside and out
vincent, , Photos, The Pangea's Garden Project, 30 Minutes in the Garden, Geo, nature, PG30, smoke, urban, urbanista, 0
GEO aspires. Initially, this was to be a “30 Minutes in the Garden” (PG30) shoot where we casually create...
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pgp322: Nerissa… one to watch
vincent, , The Afrosensual Aesthetic, The Pangea's Garden Project, culture, locs, natural beauty, Nerissa Irving, 1
With her luxuriously long locs and exotic features, Nerissa Irving, the ‘Imperial Goddess’ is, definitely, one to watch. Proud...
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an embrace of morning light
vincent, , Photos, The Pangea's Garden Project, Afrosensual Aesthetic, art photography, black love, Eros, head, intimacy, nude, Sekhmet, sex, 2
The rush of the day has yet to start as random streaks of light share skin with a lover’s...
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Raine’s Nature Part 2: The Lake
vincent, , earthSistas in the Garden, Photos, The Pangea's Garden Project, adorned, afrocentric, afrosensual, authentic, beauty, breasts, crystals, earthSista, goddess, lake, Lakeside, locs, melanin, music, natural beauty, naturalbeauty, nature, nude, queen, Raine, stone, Zeus DeShaman, 0
Last Sunday we returned to the lake. It was our annual Fall Nature Stroll where the earthSistas and earthBrothas...
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a crochet STRUT!
vincent, , Pangea's Lookbook, Photos, The Pangea's Garden Project, crochet, fashion, photography, urban, 3
by vincent & tafakari (WHAT ?! I wasn’t even there!) It all started when we did the T-shirt shoot...