[Image Description: A photograph of four Black artist with four white lawn chairs lined up horizontally. They are outside in a grassy area during a sunny day. From left to right: Christine King is standing facing back. Nina Angela Mercer is sitting with her hands in fists. Paloma McGregor stands looking up while her palms are to the sky. Kayla Hamilton is sitting, with her eyes closed and hands in fist.]

Kayla Hamilton traveled to St. Croix as part of her continued work with Paloma McGregor on a long term project about Paloma’s father’s fishing tradition, called Building a Better Fishtrap / A’we deh ya (All of Us Are Here). Paloma has partnered with a team of collaborators across St. Croix and New York to bring the project to life.

The trip to St. Croix marked her father’s 100th birthday, serving as both research and celebration.