Stacey Maupin Torres

Born in Jamaica, NY in 1953, Stacey Maupin Torres is an African American folk artist and writer living in Indiana. She is also the author of The Bajan's Granddaughter, a biographical cookbook documenting her grandparents' journey from Barbados, WI to America in the 1920s, complete with old family Caribbean recipes.

Ms. Torres writes a monthly human interest column for The Courier-Times newspaper, and attempts to keep up with her blog, Anastasia's Secret Garden. As an accomplished artist, she is known for her use of abundant color when painting her popular Madonnas and other whimsical characters.