Zaire's stage name, Mama Blue, is a personification of her urban folk artist lifestyle, which includes being a profession childbirth assistant, or Doula, and displaying her multimedia artwork throughout the region at 7 different galleries. Her strong connection to the earth is demonstrated in her visual art through her use of vibrant tones and raw, organic imagery.
Her autobiographically inspired paintings often depict woman as mother, healer, goddess, sorceress and seductress. The MAMA BLUE series of oil/pastel paintings was birthed into existence in fall, 1995 and is an ever-growing entity. As of January, 2001, the series contains 13 paintings. As in her spoken word, Mama Blue's artwork conveys images of empowerment through ritual, struggle and growth. Mama Blue's strong words and paintings can be combined as a multimedia showcase. The art exhibit and performance compliment one another and create a body of work that tells a story of the urban-rebel-goddess, new millenium bush-woman who is Mama Blue. Currently, Mama Blue is performing in open mics throughout St. Louis and at the St. Louis Poetry SLAM. She conducts SLAM Poetry Workshops for area youth in high schools and middle schools through the St. Louis non-profit organization: WORD In Motion. She has future plans on producing Pomegranate and Goddess Girls, two workshops dealing with female empowerment through self-knowledge and the arts. Most importantly, Mama Blue is the loving and skilled mother of 7 children.
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