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feature: introducing ama makeda, haitian visual artist and yogi

July 27, 2015
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Drawing her inspiration from the visual intensity of Haiti, Christina Clodomir-Makeda instills within her paintings the abstractness of Georgia O’Keeffe. Her work captures the vibrancy of life, as well as the feelings and emotions of the brilliant wonder that nature is.

By Debbie Jonas, Afropunk Contributor.

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The first question we asked her was about her artist name “Ama Makeda” and the profoundness of her words was mesmerizing:  “Everything I am has a special meaning.  In the Akan tradition of Ghana, West Africa, Ama is a name given to all girls born on Saturday, the day of the Goddess Ama.  I was born on Saturn-Day, which is why I placed this name upon me during the time I was searching and reclaiming my African Identity.  Makeda was the name of the very well-known queen of Sheba, a beautiful and beyond intelligent and wise woman, the last of a long dynasty of Ethiopian queens, and the mother of King Menelik 1st, which is also one of my son’s name.  After adopting these names, I was very conscientious of the highly energy I had called upon me.  But in front of my Art I only sign Makeda.

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She mainly paints flowers and the reason is quite interesting:  “Before I painted flowers, I tried many styles. After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, as I was deep into etheric explorations, and had a beautiful meditation in a garden of Wynn Farm Ecological Reserve, Kenscoff, Haiti. The experience was a great way to accept healing from this big hit. When I opened my eyes, the flowers around me, seemed much bigger, they were speaking… revealing their etheric bodies to me, and speaking of divine energy. That was it.  Letting go of the small brush, and small surfaces, letting go of symbolism, was letting go of all mundane fears and absorbing this cosmic mission to the fullest.  As a growing artist, my capacities to make effective this divine energy, this serenity, this supreme peace, also grows and attains all that come across my Artistry.”

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Makeda has always been an observer of energy and has been dancing since age 14.  She just got certified as a Yoga instructor in Varkala, India and plans to be an international yoga teacher, spreading divine energy all over, through all the channels she was gifted to express and share it.  As a Yoga teacher, she wants her classes to be a fusion of her artistry as they will be going beyond paintings.  To the Afropunk community, she says: “I enjoyed sharing part of me with you all, and these will not be my last words to you.  I will keep talking to you through social media and will also be announcing all upcoming exhibits, Yoga classes, workshops, retreats, dance performances, and all the other beautiful fusions. INFINITE LOVE PEOPLE!

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http://amamakeda.portfoliobox.me/

https://www.facebook.com/Makedart/

Twitter/Instagram: @amamakeda

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