Building with Earth
Celine Ramjit is an uncommon artist, seeking relevance and spirituality, and finding avenues of expression in tattoos and tapia. She tells her story to Pat Ganase. (All photos courtesy Celine Ramjit) At 30, Celine Ramjit considers herself an artist working in eco-architecture and natural weaving; and continuing to experiment with body art through tattooing. She is in an integrative phase, converting her education and recent experience into a unique vision: building a community and a homestead that are ecologically friendly, through an art practice that is immersed in nature. Celine grew up in South Trinidad where she was influenced by nature and art. She is the eldest of four, (one brother and two sisters) to her mother, Nimi and her father Ralphy who passed when she was 10. She attended Rio Claro Presbyterian, then Tableland High School, finishing her CAPE ‘A' levels at Rio Claro (College) West Secondary, where in 2012, she placed firs...