Adorn Announces the Newest Artist/Entrepreneur Added to the Adorn roster
Millburn, NJ- February 18, 2008 - As Adorn grows and reaches a wider audience, we've had the good fortune and pleasure of meeting incredibly talented artisans. We would like to share our discoveries with the world. Introducing New Jersey resident artist B. Araba Essien, the first to join the Adorn family of artists/designers/crafters/entrepreneurs.
B. Araba Essien is a passionate painter/artist, as well as, an accomplished singer/songwriter, actress/performer and literary writer. She is a native of Ghana, West Africa and came to live in America with her parents as a very young child. She has been drawing since a young child and was first introduced to the world of art through her mother, who is a talented artist, as well.
She loves to bring emotion to her art work through colors and various subject matters. Her paintings are influenced by her life experiences, as well as, those around her. "God has given me this great gift of being creative in many facets and I am truly blessed. I consider myself a Renaissance Woman and I believe that spreading my creative work is my life mission, as well as, my PASSION."
B. Araba started Ethnic City Passions, formerly, Ethnic City, in 2002. Ethnic City Passions has a range of original paintings and drawings with an ethnic flare, as well as, original poetry and songs reflecting various genres and styles.
About Adorn~The Premier Accessory Trunk Show
ADORN is a collaboration that brings the creations of emerging fashion designers and artists to the general public via home shows and special events. The brain child of accessories designers Terina McKinney (jypsea) and Aliya Crawford (B. Love), ADORN was created to be a unique platform for Crawford and McKinney to present their own lines and to provide other up-and-coming designers and artists with an avenue to get their products into the market place. A seasoned designer and FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) graduate, McKinney says, "Young designers are always looking for new and innovative ways to reach the public and to establish names for themselves. Aliya and I wanted to create an alliance that would provide designers and artists alike with a means of reaching consumers and that would bring high fashion at affordable prices to every day people. That's exactly what ADORN provides."
FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING ADORN:
Visit www.myspace.com/adorntrunkshow.
FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING B. ARABA ESSIEN:
Visit www.myspace.com/arabaessien
email ethniccitypassions@hotmail.com
or call (908)731-1248
