Artists

On May 21, 1970, Jesse Raudales was pronounced dead upon his arrival into this world. His Mother, believing strongly in the Power of God, would not accept the decision rendered by medical science. She seized the opportunity to firmly cradle her newborn infant into her arms, before the doctors could take him away ‘where they normally take babies born dead’.

As Mother Raudales held her infant, she prayed that life would breathe into his little body and vowed to name him after the Savior ‘Jesus” and the angel, ‘Guadeloupe’. She fulfilled her promise and until Jesse was five years old, she never had his haircut and he was adorned in burlap robes and sandals.

By the time, the young bi-racial / bi-cultural Jesus Guadeloupe Raudales was five years old; his artistic talents were full bloom. With careful nurturing from his mother, he learned to respect his gift and give GOD the glory by expressing through his Art and Designs. The talented African-Latin American Artist was on his way to Stardom.