A 4th generation Caymanian, Gladwyn K. “Lassie” Bush began painting at the age of 62, after what she describes as a visionary experience. Strong Christian themes run through her work, which she painted not only on canvas, but also on the walls, windows and furnishings of her home.
 Mrs. Bush was awarded a national honour, Member of the British Empire (MBE) in 1997 and received the award during the Queen’s Birthday celebrations in Grand Cayman on June 15, 1998. She was also a recipient of the Cayman National Cultural Foundation’s Heritage Award. Her work is documented in the 156-page art book, My Markings – the Art of Gladwyn K. Bush, published by the Cultural Foundation. Examples of her work formed part of the travelling exhibition of contemporary Caribbean art, ‘Carib Art’, and she is one of the artists profiled in books on intuitive art worldwide: Raw Creation (Phaidon Press), Caribbean Art (Thames and Hudson) and Fantasy Worlds (Benedikt Taschen Verlag). Her work is in private collections in England, the United States, Jamaica, South Africa, Germany and the Cayman Islands, and in the collection of the American Visionary Arts Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. Miss Lassie passed away on Monday, November 24, 2003 at the age of 89.

MIND’S EYE WATCH DAY 2012 

CNCF invites everyone to an open house event at the Mind’s Eye cultural centre, September 21st, 5:30-7:30pm.

The Watch Day is an historic event supported by a grant from the World Monument Fund (WMF) in order to bring further awareness of the Mind’s Eye property and Miss Lassie’s work.

The day will include school tours and creative art exercises for students, and outreach for community groups. The afternoon will include light refreshments and an art exhibition of work from the morning art sessions.

• INTERVIEW WITH THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE CNCF, HENRY MUTTOO

• INTERVIEW WITH SUE HOWE, ARTIST

• PAINTING CONSERVATION UPDATE BY GREGORY HOWARTH