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SPOTLIGHT magazine takes a look at the world through a creative eye.
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everybody’s auntiea tribute to
dame olga Lopes-seale
steP into the Light
introducing sPotLight Magazine - a look at the world through a creative
eye.
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sPotLight
www.imogends.comwww.facebook.com/imogends
think.design. create.on the wings of imagination.
forgetoutsidethebox.
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sPotLight
STEPinto the light
introducing the new creative magazine sPotLight - the
inaugural project from the iMogen design studio (ids) idea
centre.
with our core philosophy - overleaf - as our guide, the team
at iMogen design studio embarked on a new journey. every
project doesn’t have to be client based. there are some creative
ideas that come to mind that just seem to have a life of their
own.
and the ids idea centre is where we give them a home. it
is a conduit for the designer’s creative expression, and the first
volt of electricity to surge through that conduit is sPotLight
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comprising of short articles and stunning graphics, sPotLight
Magazine takes a look at the world through a creative eye.
content from fine arts to music, video production to graphic
design as well as feature articles on the social aspects of
our caribbean community and our region, from a creative
viewpoint.
what does the plight of our regional neighbours haiti have
to do with design? or the national heroes as we’ll see in a
coming issue?
these are all events or people that influence our lives, and
shape our world. to use the term loosely, they design our geo-
political environment.
but enough talk. we said the articles were short, didn’t we?
enjoy!
the journey begins.a thousand miles, anyone?
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oLga LoPes-seaLe, daMe oLga, auntie oLga.
take your Pick. indeed her humanitarian efforts
focused on less fortunate children, but she touched
the lives and heartsof caribbean people regardless
of age, race, class or creed. her warm smile and
helping hand resound with children of all ages.
My parents speak of her as many in my generation
and generations through the years would’ve spoken
of her; as auntie olga, a nickname she acquired
while working with radio demarara in guyana.
one would begin to wonder if she would just keep
on going, but alas, near 7 days ago, 8 years shy of
100 and quietly at the Queen elizabeth hospital in
barbados, dame olga died.
with other notable losses on the national landscape,
some may begin to wonder “who’s next?” when
reflecting on the life of this everyday hero and
an indelible impression she has made as well;
almost every barbadian alive mst have a personal
recollection of an interaction, memory or sighting
of auntie olga.
indeed, i have my own. the most striking sight was
of auntie olga making her way around the island
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and at her own pace - in the white variety club
daihatsu terios; behind the wheel, then in her
eighties, slowed but not inhibited by prostheses!
with the grace for which she was known and a
delicate touch as light as the breeze, she would
smile and wave as he stopped to let you cross the
road and if time was permitting would even offer a
word of encouragement or two.
her work with the needy children’s fund, then
in guyana with radio demarara, during a song
session
for charity she sent out an appeal for clothing for
five boys of which she knew. the response was so
overhwelming, they ended up with more clothes
than there was need! so, they put out an appeal
for more needy children for the clothes, and the
tables were turned.
it was a start of a long humanitarian career and
by the time she came to live in barbados she was
already well known. her work with the needy
children’s fund continued in barbados, and she
also had a flourishing career in broadcasting.
My mother even recounts the program with auntie
olga, where she would encourage women to call
in and talk about themselves and their lives, and
the time she called in. nervous to be on the air and
shy, she said the experience taught her not to be
afraid to communicate, and that what she had to
say had value.
if we each take her example as an inspiration to
achieve in all aspects of our lives - to emulate the,
tenacity, drive and humility she embodied - we may
not do all that she did, but we may be to someone
that ‘uncle’ or ‘auntie’ that influenced their life for
the better.
m a g a z i n evolume 1 issue 1
jan to march 2011
editorisrael mallett
produced bythe idea centre
an initiative ofimogen design studio
1 (246) 243 [email protected]
www.imogends.com
a look at the worldthrough
a creative eye
would you like to be part of sPotLight magazine in an upcoming quarterly issue?
do you have thoughts, ideas or comments you think we’d find helpful?
join the sPotLight conversation at www.facebook.com/imogends