FAQs
Where are you based?
Amanacer Art & Apparel is a global creative business that sources inspiration, staff, and products on two continents. CEO and founder Emily Bauman (Amanancer) is a rooted nomad who divides her year between Tulum, Mexico, Jacmel, Haiti, Ontario Canada and Bali, Indonesia.
When did you start painting?
From Amanacer: I started painting in oil at age 10 and have remained largely self-taught ever since! When I was seven years old I moved with my family from Canada to Haiti, which was a tough but richly rewarding transition. My parents gave me art supplies and journals to help make the integration easier. It soon became clear to me that a part of my psyche could only come into focus and become understood by painting it. After the first painting was done I felt a catharsis, and by looking at it I understood my inner world even better. Today, by connecting to my inner muses I tapp into a special variety of pure joy, and since I believe everyone has their own inner muse waiting for them, I want to help them turn on into that awaiting joy too.
What are your main artistic themes?
Each new art series comes with its own message like vitality, rebirth, celebrating the divine feminine spirit, integrating the darkness within, and connecting to my inherently creative Soul Self. Those are just a few messages that have come across in my work in the past seven years of painting and exhibiting.
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What’s a vèvè symbol?
Vèvè cosmograms are sacred symbols commonly used in different branches of Vodun (Voodoo). During rituals in Haiti, the vèvè acts as a "beacon" for the astral forces being called. Each loa, or spirit, is represented by his or her own unique symbol, although regional differences in Haiti have led to different vèvès for the same loa in some cases. Sacrifices and offerings are usually placed upon the designs, with food and drink being most commonly used. Vèvè symbols have been represented directly in a multitude of art forms, and also inspired countless vèvè - derived artworks in Haiti and around the world. For example, they can be found in screenprint, painting, patchwork etc., as well as wall hangings, handbags, flags, tattoos, and banners.
From Amanacer: Yes, I picked up Creole (kreyol) as a kid growing up in the Port-au-Prince neighborhood of Delmas 75. I lived in Haiti for 10 years as a child and well into my teen years, then moved back after as an adult in 2015. So it would have been silly not to adapt, naturalize and learn Creole! I also speak French and terrible Spanish.