Artist, Gabrielle Burgess with her NEW Painting, ‘QUEEN’ that was premiered at Suga Lifestyle’s GW Art Exhibition last Saturday at The Liguanea Club, New Kingston.
I have been wanting to paint ‘QUEEN’ for some time now, but needed to represent her in the right way. She still ended up looking different from what I visioned and sketched. At first, a head wrap with stunning African prints. But why cover? Then, she had thick, natural Hair, she had a tilted Crown and hoop Earrings were considered.
As sisters and fellow Queens, we should always straighten or fix each other’s Crowns. DONE
Then just as I was about to give her thick, natural Hair, through my eyes, I realised she was perfect, natural and beautiful just the way she was. I remembered, ‘I am not my hair’. I remembered my friends and family who have fought and survived Breast Cancer, gone through Chemo and their beauty was even more striking as they fought it and rocked it with no hair. And she definitely did not need Earrings. No Ears to hear the noise either. ‘Q U E E N’ 👑
GW Art’s New Painting, ‘QUEEN’ Acrylic on (16×20)” Oval Canvas
‘QUEEN’ is Now Available from the GW Art Exhibition 2020 Collection for $20,000JMD.
By: Gabrielle Burgess (Founder/Owner, Suga Lifestyle – GW Art)
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If you missed it or want to relive it, check this Video out!
Watch “SUGA LIFESTYLE’S ANNUAL GW ART EXHIBIT 2020!” on YouTube here:
Thanks so much to Everyone who came out & shopped Suga Lifestyle ‘s GW Art Exhibition featuring Chorlavi’s (Ig: @chorlavis), Kande’s Delights (Ig: @kandesdelights), Unbeelievable Honey (Ig: @unbeelievablehoney), The Bread Pudding Factory.(Ig: @thebreadpuddingfactory)
Huge Thanks to our Sponsor, Miracle Corporation (Saniwise, Ig: @foodserviceja)!
Special thanks to my Hosts with the perfect space, The Liguanea Club. Big up Kirk Wignall (Ig: @djwiggz) for my awesome Photos, Frame Art Jamaica (Ig: @frameartja), my Husband & Partner, Randy Burgess, New Kingston Rotaract Club’s President, President Aniska Smith & member, Horace Collins, Bartender, David Gordon, my SUGA ARTISANS and ALL OF YOU SUGA BEARS!
Thanks for everyone’s kind words of encouragement, well wishes and the confidence that it would be a successful event. It was indeed successful and during a pandemic! I appreciate you all & I am extremely grateful that it was a safe, successful event for all who participated. We are all Family.
Feel free to contact Suga Ligestyle/GW Art to see what’s still available or if you see something you like and check out all my Suga Artisans, Sponsor and Photographer too!!! Blessings upon Blessings. Have a spectacular week!
By: Gabrielle Burgess (Founder/Owner, Suga Lifestyle – GW Art)
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TGIF! Remember to check out Suga Lifestyle’s GW Art Exhibition tomorrow at The Liguanea Club any time from 12 noon – 6PM. Entry is FREE.
Some of us have been sitting and waiting on the weekend like…GW Art’s NEW Framed Painting ‘SITTING FOR A WHILE, WAITING’
[Framing by Frame Art Jamaica]
Some of us are Dancing into the weekend with GW Art like… the NEW GW Art Paintings, ‘CENTRE STAGE’ and ‘TWIRL’
‘Centre Stage’ Acrylic on Framed (19×24)cm Canvas [Framing by Frame Art Jamaica]‘Twirl’ Acrylic on (8×10)” Canvas
On the other hand, Some of us may go into the weekend with a heavy heart, but still, TGIF!
How Many? Police officers getting charged for shots missed and not for shooting people, black people, Black Women. Check out GW Art’s NEW Framed Acrylic on Canvas Painting, ‘RISE TOGETHER IN POWER, WE ARE COLOURED’
Framed Acrylic on (12×16)” Canvas [Framing by Frame Art Jamaica]
GW Art has a range of NEW Paintings to please EVERYONE at TOMORROW’s Art Exhibition!
The Exhibition will also feature Suga Artisans with pleasurable, small bites:
Kande’s Delights with Live Flash Frozen Ice Cream, The Bread Pudding Factory, Chorlavi’s with Pepper Jams and Unbeelievable Honey!
The wearing of masks will be required upon controlled entry. There will be temperature checks, sanitization stations provided by our Sponsor, Miracle Corporation (Saniwise) and virtual check ins if you can’t attend.
Social distancing will also be facilitated with a huge, open room & outdoor lyming area on the Patio with a lush, lawn view.
Hope to see you soon as we try to be safe and support Brand Jamaica! 🇯🇲💖
Cheers to the Weekend from Suga Lifestyle’s GW Art!
By: Gabrielle Burgess (Founder/Owner, Suga Lifestyle)
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By: Gabrielle Burgess (Founder/Owner, Suga Lifestyle)
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I am going to Make It Happen! SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH at THE LIGUANEA CLUB!
GW Art, Vino, Beer, Small Bites & Safety sponsored by Miracle Corp (Saniwise) from 12NOON – 6PM!
The wearing of masks will be required upon controlled entry. There will be temperature checks, sanitization stations and virtual check ins if you can’t attend.
Social distancing will also be facilitated with a huge, open room & outdoor lyming area on the Patio with a lush, lawn view.
By: Gabrielle Burgess (Founder/Owner, Suga Lifestyle, GW Art)
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Suga Lifestyle’s GW Art Annual Art Exhibit will be on Saturday, September 26th at The Liguanea Club, New Kingston from 12 noon to 6PM!
I am going to Make It Happen! Art, Vino, Beer, Small Bites & Safety!
The wearing of masks will be required upon controlled entry. There will be temperature checks, sanitization stations and virtual check ins if you can’t attend. Stay tuned to see which Local, Suga Artisans will be there with samples to pair with the complementary WINE & BEER!
Hope to see you there!
Please Support Local. Handcrafted, Hand-painted, Jamaican 🇯🇲🎨
By: Gabrielle Burgess (Founder/Owner, Suga Lifestyle, GW Art)
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Founded by Nadine Burie, originally from the Ivory Coast, West Africa, I present to you, Likkle More Chocolate!
Here is a Likkle More Information!
Nadine is a fine pastry Chef and Artisan Chocolatier who did courses at Canada’s most prestigious, Chocolate Academy and more.
It took 4 years to bring the brand, Likkle More Chocolate to life. They went all around Jamaica, contacting various farmers, building relationships and testing all regions.
They learnt to ferment and dry the cocoa beans themselves for a better control of quality. All of this, to give Jamaica a very high quality product as good as any other Chocolate in the world.
Flavours!
• 55% dark milk with Plantain Chips (1 day in NYC, Nadine tried Potato Chips & Chocolate, loved it. Plantain Chips are one of her favourite snacks, healthy too, so thought it would be amazing to try it and she LOVED IT. We loved it too!) • 55% dark milk with Sea Salt • 55% Coconut milk • 68% dark with Blue Mountain Coffee • 70% dark with Ginger (Ground into their own Ginger Powder) • 70% dark with Scotch Bonnet (Scotch Bonnets are dehydrated & ground into powder) • 72% dark Single Estate (A pure dark chocolate from one of Jamaica’s best regions, St. Thomas. Well known for its fruity notes.) • White chocolate Green Matcha (A high quality green matcha tea food grade is used that is then infused with White chocolate)
Where can you get them and what’s the cost?!
They cost 950$+ tax each and you can get them at Coffee Traders/Cafe Blue’s Main Office located at 69 Constant Spring Road. Unit 10.
FUN FACTS:
How do they get Colours on the Chocolates?
Each Chocolate mold is painted using a natural and organic coloured cocoa butter to get the colours on the chocolates.
Tell you Likkle More?
You get an exclusive experience with a mix of everyday, local flavours.
You will feel the Jamaican vibes with splashes of Tropical colours. For Likkle More, Jamaica is vibrant, it’s happiness, it’s music, it’s beauty, it’s rich.
Their Chocolates have a high % of Cocoa Nibs because they want it to be healthier.
For Sweetening, they use brown cane sugar for the milk and dark chocolates and white cane sugar for the the white chocolates.
Likkle More is Eco-friendly, using all-natural ingredients and plant- based, recycled and biodegradable packaging
Suga’s Experience with Suga Tasters, Randy Burgess, Kimberly Nesbeth and Damany Calder on Sunday, August 16, 2020
All the flavours were fantastic! My favourite was the 55% dark milk with Plantain Chips (where you actually crunch through the chip!) as well as the 72% dark Single Estate with the fruity flavours. It reminded me of my old favourite back in the day, Cadbury Fruit and Nut, but of course richer with the dark chocolate even though we all enjoyed everything.
The flavours were so rich and pronounced, especially with the Matcha, Ginger and Scotch Bonnet. Their flavours were not overwhelming with pepper, ginger etc. Each Chocolate depending on the flavour, took us on a journey through 2 or more flavour profiles, for instance, sweet to spicy to rich, where everything did not hit us at once and that was remarkable!
‘Likkle More Chocolate will get better and better because everyday we are learning new things and continuing constantly to test because we want each time to be better’ says Founder, Nadine Burie.
Find a Likkle More Chocolate near you! Enjoy the Weekend!
By: Gabrielle Burgess (Founder/Owner, Suga Lifestyle)
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Gabrielle Burgess, Founder and Owner of Suga Lifestyle, GW Art
When GW Art gets asked to create ~20 Customized, Handpainted Tokens in 2 days, I say, YOU GOT THIS!
GOD is good, ALL THE TIME. MAKE IT HAPPEN! See how GW Art handpainted motivational, customized mini Desktops here!
GW Arts (4×4)” mini Tabletop/Desktop Paintings, trinket box and Wooden decorative piece.GW Arts (4×4)” mini Tabletop/Desktop Paintings and trinket box.
Contact GW Art for your affordable Corporate Gifting or Paintings TODAY!
Also, stay tuned for the RENEWED 2020 COLLECTION and SAVE THE DATE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th!
By: Gabrielle Burgess (Founder/Owner, Suga Lifestyle, GW Art)
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#fbf to rocking my Fabhijabeez Headband for Girls Night Out, because tonight I will be #InsideInside. (L-R: Gillian Jackson, Tiffany Simmonds, Gabrielle Burgess a.k.a Suga)
I FINALLY got handmade Headbands delivered from Fabhijabeez operating from Spanish Town. It’s been on my wish list for so long. I am happy I joined the Summer buzz and copped their New fave, Olivia Knot. It accentuated my high bun and I was able to wear a simple top because it uplifted my entire look. At least I felt like it did and that’s what is important ☺ï¸
Fabhijabeez also has Turbans that create wonders on a bad hair day, Scarves and Durags, Scrunchies & more, ALL at reasonable prices!
If you want a variety of their items in one, they now have Glam and Treat Packages. Check out @fabhijabeez today! I can’t wait to wear the others ðŸ˜ðŸ’–
Cheers to the Weekend, Stay Safe and Stay Inside Suga Bears!
Suga enjoyed her Piña Colada at the Monte Carlo Gaming Lounge Casino Bar, Terra Nova All Suite Hotel 2 weeks ago.
Fabhijabeez
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By: Gabrielle Burgess (Founder/Owner, Suga Lifestyle)
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By: Gabrielle Burgess (Founder/Owner, Suga Lifestyle – GW Art)
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