Grenada artist Jessie-Ann Jessamy creates spice-inspired crafts.
IF YOU’VE EVER BEEN TO GRENADA, THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN COUNTRY also known as the Isle of Spice, you know that there’s one aromatic ingredient that’s particularly prevalent. Here, nutmeg — the round aromatic seed of Myristica fragrans — flavors jams, jellies, and liqueurs; is sold by the basketful in the market; and even shows up in soaps and chocolate.
Nutmeg is also a leitmotif in the work of Jessie-Ann Jessamy, a local textile artist and painter affectionately known as The Nutmeg Lady. We caught up with the creative dynamo at her Grand Anse atelier to find out more about her spice-centered craft.
The Seed Is Planted: “I’m a fine artist who dabbles in anthropology, and I majored in Fine Arts and Carnival Studies at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad. For my final exhibition I came up with the idea of using the nutmeg, which is such a national icon, as a way to explore Grenadian history and culture as well as my own rural background. I grew up on a farm and people used to call me ‘Spice Girl,’ so it felt like a natural progression!”
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