{"product_id":"soul-of-the-caribbean","title":"Soul of the Caribbean","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoul of the Caribbean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShanice Smith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMedium:\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW35299101 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW35299101 BCX0\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMixed media on stretched canvas (Fabric collage, embroidery and mirror elements)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions:  \u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW78063399 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78063399 BCX0\"\u003e20\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78063399 BCX0\"\u003e x 16 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW78063399 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78063399 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW35299101 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW57752585 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eBush Medicine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e, high\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003elight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eboth the traditional and personal healing remedies\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003ethat I associate with the Caribbean.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eIt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eshowcases\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe cures made from plants such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003elemongrass,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003ezebapique\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e, chandelier bush, and other herbs, often suggested\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby aunties, neighbours or encounter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emade while sick.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eWhile these traditional remedies are deeply woven into the fabric of Caribbean life, my own memories of healing are rooted in something much simpler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003elime and honey, and a jar of Vicks VapoRub.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eWhenever I was sick as a child, my mother would hold me down and rub Vicks from head to toe. At the time, I despised the ritual. The sharp menthol scent seemed overwhelming, the burning sensation beneath my nose\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the vapours that made my\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eeyes water\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eI would squirm and protest as she insisted that it would make me feel better. Yet despite my resistance, it became a familiar act of care\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand now acts as a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003ecatalyst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor comfort in time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof sickness. At the first signs of a stuffy nose or headache, I reach for that familiar blue bottle.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eThese small rituals became symbols of home and over time shaped my soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335559731\":720}' class=\"EOP Selected SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003ehen I think of the Caribbean soul, I think of memory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eThe places we move through.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eThe people who shape us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eAnd all the ordinary moments that slowly become home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eLike the wind moving through a breeze block, these memories leave traces behind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eAnd through those traces, we begin to see the shape of a soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335559731\":720}' class=\"EOP Selected SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" class=\"EOP Selected SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW57752585 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Shanice Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47405673906307,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"XCD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/4215\/5907\/files\/ShaniceSmith_CaribbeanSoul_2026.jpg?v=1782924840","url":"https:\/\/mustiqueart.com\/products\/soul-of-the-caribbean","provider":"Mustiqe Caribbean Contemporary Art Show","version":"1.0","type":"link"}