The more I venture back into the art and design world, the more enthusiastic I become with what I'm learning. I was so pleased to read about Barbadian artist Sheena Rose in the New York Times. A Fulbright Scholar, she studied and received her Masters degree in the United States and creates in her studio in Barbados. Her range of media and styles from performance art, painting and line drawings combined with her use of very personal subject matters gives her art so much range and energy. Ms. Rose's series, The Invisibles, is currently my favorite because of the delicacy of brushstroke, color, feeling of movement and deep emotion. As a Barbadian-American creative, I'm very proud to see her body of work honestly reflect the cross sections of her life in Barbados, womanhood, culture and more. I have so much respect for her boldness and her decision to challenge creative expectations like creating "tourist-friendly" art or her choice to keep her studio in Barbados for now. I'm excited about Sheena Rose and I am looking forward to seeing her current and future works in person.

Photo by Rose Marie Cromwell for The New York Times