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I have moved! Join the new and improved Anil N. Singh :) 

DAY 7 | 30 Days of Soca Sketches

Frech kiss meee and mek meh oui oui! Lyrics from Edwin Yearwood and Krosfyah's French Kiss. (May favourite part is at 2:35 when it slows down, REAL sweet!). Apologies for improper grammar/conjugation :P

DAY 6 | 30 Days of Soca Sketches

Although Mighty Gabby's Dr. Cassandra is from the early 90's, it will forever sound like a classic to my ears. I can't get enough of the first line (probably why I chose to illustrate that part). This was also an excellent opportunity to give some shape and form (pun intended) to the elusive Dr. Cassandra ;) Waaan injection in my midsection, I did-n't have tuh pay!...

DAY 5 | 30 Days of Soca Sketches

In February of 2010 I participated in Trinidad Carnival, a truly special experience I will never forget and can't wait to repeat! Firstly Carnival is just that, an experience, one that you can not put into words. As cliche as it sounds you have to be there and feel it. I think this is what truly makes Carnival an interdisciplinary art form that combines all mediums (music, dance, sculpture/costume, performance etc.) Artists like Peter Minshall and Brian MacFarlane have made such huge contributions to mas and Carnival Art, I am always inspired by their incredibly imaginative work.

The pattern I created is inspired by the Mas indigenous to Trinidad Carnival. Here we have Drunken Sailors, Blue Devils, Bats, Midnight Robbers, Pretty Mas, cow bells, whistles, beer, bottle and spoons, steel pans, peace and love. I created this pattern last year as part of a Threadless Challenge, but HAD to include it for 30 Days of Soca Sketches!

 

DAY 4 | 30 Days of Soca Sketches

The Pushbackasaurus was a bipedal omnivore with a rear that extended beyond it's head. Remains of the Pushbackasaurus can be found throughout the Caribbean Islands and along parts of South America's Northern coast. It's large posterior was designed to push back (or back-back), a movement used for attracting mates, defending against predators and necessary to their survival.

DAY 3 | 30 Days of Soca Sketches

Were you told Anansi stories when you were a kid? Anansi is a fictional character that is part of West African and Caribbean folklore. He usually appears as a spider, or a man (or in my case both!). Anansi stories have been on QUITE a journey from Africa to various parts of the Caribbean. At some point Anansi stories came to mean fables or fairy tales, know as Nancy Stories (that is what my grandmother would call them). My friend Amma is from Ghana and can remember being told actual stories about Anansi during her childhood. I think it's pretty cool that this folklore came from West Africa, made it across the Atlantic to the Caribbean and still exists today in many forms :) My depiction of Anansi was drawn in black pen and pencil crayon.

DAY 2 | 30 Days of Soca Sketches

JUMP UP time is upon us! Just a little doodle done in black pen and pencil crayon.