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| Posted On: | 03-Feb-2001 |
| From: | "Steve " [steve.....com] |
| Subject: | RE: [Roatan] Local Crafts and Artisans |
Shoot, I just heard something about Melvin a couple of months ago. I hope he continues. Some of his work was unique. His larger pieces and best work was often a little disturbing though. I don't mean that anything was morally objectionable, but I remember looking into the face of one of his large angels (about 4 feet tall) and being reminded of the stories of spiteful and vengeful deities. My description is lacking, but the experience was interesting. When I last talked to Melvin, I took a writer friend over who was visiting and wanted to meet him. We were talking about art and inspiration and Melvin said, "I just see the thing inside the piece of driftwood and then let it out." For local creative work, I should probably also mention the band Bobby Reiman and Tunu. The music is a combo of Blues, island, and Roatan. Two of the members are not from Roatan and two are native islanders. I really enjoyed their music when I was on Roatan and they made a limited run CD recently. I just pulled out the CD and am going through the tracks: Roatanified, Grey Marine from Hell, Cruise Ships by the Dozen, and RECO Blues. If you read the lyrics, you can get a good feeling for Roatan. Anyway, the CD is available through the web directly from Bobby's son and there are clips from some of the songs, plus complete lyrics for all the songs at: http://www.roatanet.com/bobbyrieman/ Take care, Steve -----Original Message----- Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 12:54 PM Subject: Re: [Roatan] FW: Local Crafts and Artisans Steve...there is Veronica Jackson in Coxen Hole...makes the great shirts, aproms, small paintings, etc., etc. I think Melvin in Sandy Bay may no longer be working. It seems he has some problems. All the best...dke Steve wrote: Hi,I wrote to this person already and told her about Melvin in Sandy Bay whom does the striking wood carvings. Does anyone else know of island artisans?Best,Steve -----Original Message----- http://www.roatanet.com | |
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