Your First Cut | Bandana Memories: Unbuttoned

“Take what life has taught you. Put it to work.
Then make the first cut in the life you want to wear.”
— Shawn Ashman, Fifty Lines of Wisdom

I wore my bandana with pride when I represented Jamaica. In Your First Cut, I take a piece of that familiar cloth and give it a place in something new. At fifty, I’m learning that a fresh start can begin right at the table, with what my hands already know and the courage to make the first cut.

Your First Cut is the final piece in Bandana Memories: Unbuttoned, a collection of eleven original mixed-media artworks that pairs Jamaican bandana fabric with poetry about turning fifty.

Artist: Shawn Ashman
Collection: Bandana Memories: Unbuttoned
Medium: Mixed media with Jamaican bandana fabric
Artwork type: Original artwork
Framed: Yes
Artwork size: 14″ × 14″