Great topic and I love hearing the stories of everyone's favorite souvenir - and especially seeing the pictures.
I am going to have to look up Karl Rickett's on next reach and add a painting to my treasure trove. I have just carvings so far.
My favorite, and the biggest and most intricate - a parrot totem pole.
A cousin (real, not Jamaican cousin) of my likkle Jamaican friend at the time had a stall at the craft market. Normally I haggle starting about half their first offer. But he was so nice taking the day off work to drive us all around town at no charge - I paid his asking price. Only time I've done that. I was so worried it was going to break on the trip home, but he assured me the way he wrapped it in cardboard it would be fine. He even had pics other customers had sent of their carvings after getting them home. As you can see, it made the trip just fine.
Here is my "Jamaica corner" in my living room.
Here is closeup of the parrot totem.
The other two are just wall plaques that just caught my eye. I know similar ones are available all over, but I like them all the same.
This one because lists all the parishes and has the "Jamaica No Problem" motto.
This one because of the motto "Out of many, one people".
Plus I just think it has a nice collection of images and colors.
