Voume 4,
Issue 1
Spring 2002

 
 
NEWSLETTER OF THE LYFORD CAY SCHOLARS ASSOCIATION


   
  Custom designs by Jessica
Local artist creates one-of-a-kind decorative tiles for home
 

When Jessica Maycock completed her BFA studies at the Rhode Island School of Design in 1997, she returned to The Bahamas. Jessica spent almost four years teaching fine art ceramics to young Bahamians at high school and college level. In her spare time, she established Jessica’s Tileworks Studio (JTS).


Now full-time in the production of fine art tiles and pottery, her focus is to elevate art tiles and pottery in The Bahamas “from a prosaic form of decoration to a medium of plastic expression capable of conveying the original and complex designs of every customer,” Jessica said.
Tile choices facing customers today can be overwhelming, she said. “Major tile manufacturers offer thousands of choices in color, size and style. JTS is small enough to do the custom work that larger companies won’t touch.
“People are now purchasing plain, inexpensive field tiles and mixing them with specialty tiles. This is the service I provide. My business is to help customers personalize their homes in the tiling stage of interior decorating as well as accessories to go along with the decor.
In addition to art tiles, Jessica also produces fine art pottery and souvenirs, which are sold in local stores such as Andeana Designs and Androsia at The Radisson, Cable Beach, Sandpiper in Exuma, Bahamian Tings, Harbour Island.
Contact Jessica at 394.1265 Mon-Fri 10am-5pm.

 

Scholar’s View
‘I’m too busy…’

By Cherrylee Pinder

   

As I write this article, my mind is racing since I have several phone messages to respond to, the phone has just interrupted me for the fourth time, I have a meeting at noon, another at 6:30pm and many demands that required my attention yesterday! This is a typical day in the life of a Lyford Cay Scholar since we have all been placed in positions of authority, respect and responsibility. It doesn’t surprise me since we have graduated from some of the finest educational institutions and all thrive on success regardless of our varying definitions.
Some of us also have church, social and family commitments and can’t envision adding another engagement to our already overwhelmed schedules since we do want to have A LIFE!
Well as I write I have to actually STOP! and EXHALE! and wonder if I want my life to look like a magnet for appointments, commitments, etc. and have no time for communing, reflecting and being less self-absorbed.
For a year the Lyford Cay Scholars Association (with the dedication of a few) has sought to bring life into a body that has good ideals with a solid vision but yet no oomph. Those who have attended meetings have agreed to the ideals, but we can’t seem to awaken from our “Rip Van Winkle” state and I include myself in this category.
Like so many good things in our society, these ideals are being placed on the “back burner” of our minds because we are too busy. Girl Guides, Sunday School, Boys Brigade, etc. are reporting decreased membership. Families aren’t sitting down to eat meals together. Ulcers and stress-related disorders are on the rise. My question is, when will it end? I propose that it end with us.
As Lyford Cay Scholars, we have to take the time to remember the value of good ideals – this is what got us to college, through college and to our relevant successes. I have to make the commitment of spending that hour at the LCSA meeting in order to reconnect with the ideal that success is a journey and not a destination!
We can all achieve so much if we take the time to not be too busy. When we get the next phone call or e-mail about the next LCSA meeting, let’s not be too busy. Promise?

The Cay Link - The newsletter of the Lyford Cay Scholars Association
P.O. Box N-7776 Nassau, Bahamas
Telephone: 242.362.4910 Fax: 242.362.5449
E-mail: alumni@bahamas.net.bs
 
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