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In his formative years, he said he found the size of Cayman limiting, but with time he has come to appreciate what the small community has to offer. Jackson's inspirations come from social hierarchies, political arguments, the flickering neon light at a bar late at night, the patterns of traditional
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quilts, and the love and fruit cake of an elderly relative. All the things around us impact the way we see the world and the art in our lives must speak to these things, whether indirectly or adamantly.
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