BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC'S, DANCE AFRICA 2009, TRANCE-PORTING THE BLOCK TO ANOTHER COSMIC-FREQUENCY.

EACH YEAR, I CAN'T HARDLY WAIT FOR DANCE AFRICA'S MARKET PLACE TO OPEN UP IN THE PARKING LOT OF BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC. I ALWAY SEE THESE AMAZING WORKS OF UTILITARIAN ART BY THESE ARTIST VENDORS.

I DID NOT GET THIS BOOTH'S NAME, BUT I WILL GO OVER MY BUSINESS CARDS THAT I COLLECTED AND POST THE INFO AT A LATER DATE..... I HOPE.

I HAVE TO GET MY TRAVELING BAGS ENHANCED BY THIS ARTIST.

THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY ROVING MODELS THAT WERE MOVING THROUGH THE CROWD WITH THE ULTIMATE URBAN LOOK FOR THE 21st. CENTURY... ART WE READY FOR COSMIC STAR TIME?

NICE, NICE, VERY NICE...

A PLUS, PLUS FOR CULTURAL FUSION REMIX.... I THINK WE CAN ALL GET ALONG.

I AM LOVING THIS BRAID JOB..

REAL IRON MAN SURFACE DESIGN...

THIS IS MY ULTRA COOL, HOMEGIRL, DEAR FRIEND, EYE DOCTOR, IN ONE OF MY FUNKY CROCHET CROWNS THAT SHE JUST PURCHASED. SHE ALSO CROCHETS, PRINTS ON FABRIC AND IS WORKING ON A VIDEO... I WILL KEEP YOU TUNE FOR FUTURE DETAILS ON DR. DONNA.

HERE IS THE FABULOUS MODEL ANN, MODELING AN ORIGINAL OUTFIT BY MULTI TALENTED PERFORMANCE ARTIST AND DESIGNER EXTRA ORDINAIRE WUMMI THE WONDER WOMAN.

FUNKY CHIC IN THE SUMMER TIME.

ONE OF THOSE, FAMILY AT THE FESTIVAL PHOTO'S, THIS IS ANN, HER ADORABLE DAUGHTER AND HER VERY SUPPORTIVE MOTHER.

I THINK SOME ONE HAS JUST STOLEN THIS SCENE, WITH HER CUTE LITTLE SASSY SELF,

...ANOTHER COSMIC STAR IS BORN.

THIS IS WHAT FESTIVAL ARE ALL ABOUT,... EATING ALL THE SWEETS YOU CAN BEFORE YOUR MOTHER AND GRANDMA SEES YOU.

YUM, YUM, YUMMY...AAHHHH TO THE LAST CRUMB.

SHE IS AS CUTE AS A BUTTON,... I LOVE THE WAY HER MOTHER DRESSES HER, IN URBAN DESIGNER WEAR.

FACE PAINTING IS ALWAYS POPULAR... CHECK MOM ON THE LEFT GETING INTO THE PHOTO.

CHECK MOM ON THE RIGHT, GETTING INTO THE PHOTO...

FINAL APROVAL OF THE FACE PAINT JOB.

i THINK SHE LIKES IT.

SHOPPERS AT ONE OF THE MANY VENDORS BOOTH,

SOMETIMES I DO'NT KNOW WHERE TO LOOK FIRST...

REGROUPING.

TRADITIONAL AFRICAN FABRIC.... I DID NOT SEE ANY CONTEMPORARY TEXTILE PRINTS...

AS I WAS LEAVING THE FESTIVAL, I RAN INTO A SISTAH CROCHET VENDOR THAT I MET ON 14TH ST. AT UNION SQUARE PARK SELLING HER CROCHET HATS. SHE WAS AT THE FESTIVAL WITH HER SON, HE IS SUCH A NICE YOUNG MAN.

I GUESS HIS CHARM CAUGHT THE EYE OF THIS LITTLE GIRL THAT WAS ON THE SUBWAY AS WE ALL ENTERED THE TRAIN, HER AND HER MOTHER WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR, AND THEY SAT DOWN WITH US.

THE LITTLE GIRLS MOTHER SAID THAT THE LITTLE GIRL WANTED TO SHOW THE LITTLE BOY HER SWORD.

US ADULTS THOUGHT THE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN THEM WAS SO CUTE...

LOOK HOW SHE IS LOOKING AT HIM... AND HE IS ACTING LIKE HE IS SO INTO CHECKING OUT HER SWORD.

YET ANOTHER OUTING TO REMEMBER FOR MY FUTURE NOTES...