| Visitors to Bequia will find a variety of local
arts and crafts in the boutiques of Port Elizabeth and at artists'
studios around the island. Model boats, scrimshaw, woodcarving and
crochet are among the craftworks of Bequians carrying on the island
skills of boat building and net making. Artists from other lands but
living in Bequia incorporate local images and materials into their
work, and add paintings, ceramics, stained glass clothing and textiles
to the varied mix of artistic creations to be found on the island.
While you are on Bequia, do take the opportunity to visit Bequia
artists and artisans; not only will you chance upon many real
treasures, you will also meet some unique individuals, each with their
own stories to tell. If you are lucky, your visit will coincide with an
Arts and Crafts Fair, held under the Almond Tree in Port Elizabeth,
where a wide range of local artists and craftsmen offer their work for
sale.
Opening hours for artist studios vary, especially in the summer season,
and some visits are by appointment only. Check with the artists
themselves or at the BTA office.
Sargeant Brothers'
workshop
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Model Boats
These exquisitely crafted examples of boat-builders'
and woodworkers' craft are an integral part of Bequia boat-building
tradition.
Expertly rigged and authentically detailed throughout, a visit to one
of Bequia's model boat-builders' workshops is a delight and a
revelation.
Special commissions welcomed.
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PORT ELIZABETH
Mauvin's Model Boat
Shop
Just beyond the vegetable
market in Port Elizabeth
Sargeant Brothers Model
Boat Shop
Three minutes walk further
on from Mauvin's
BELMONT
Julie Savage Lea, Mango Tree Cottage
Studio
Located on the main road leading out of
Port Elizabeth, open by appointment only. Watercolors and acrylic
paintings, prints,
and originals, many from her book “Bequia
Reflections, an Artist In the
Caribbean”.
Julie's art captures the vivid life of Bequia in joyous
depictions of flora, fauna, people, landscapes, and Regatta scenes. Choose
from a variety of sizes
and prices, or commission a special painting to compliment your
tropical decor.
BRING HOME THE COLOR!
julieslea@yahoo.com
www.juliesavagelea.com
Tel: (784) 455 4677
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SPRING
Spring
Pottery & Studios
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A working pottery and gallery exhibition of ceramics, paintings and
local arts and crafts, all housed in the sympathetically restored ruins
on the old Spring sugar mill buildings. Resident potter
Mike Goddard and his partner artist Maggie Overal have created a
wonderfully sympathetic environment for the creation and display of
their own work, and that of other local artists. All works are for
sale, and commissions are welcome.
magspottery@vincysurf.com
Tel: (784) 457-3757
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LOWER
BAY
Claude Victorine's Studio
ON
THE AIRPORT ROAD
The BoatHouse, near
Friendship
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Model boats-that-sail by Kingsley "Prop" King,
paintings by L.D. Lucy, island souvenirs.
Lucy's magical, mystical paintings have attracted
widespread acclaim and many now hang in Bequia homes and international
collections.
Bequia seaman Prop King's model boats are true artworks and
a joy to see sail. A visit to their studio home is a fascinating
experience.
bequiaboathouse@hotmail.com
Tel: (784) 457-3896
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The Whaling
Museum, La Pompe
The history of Bequia's
whaling heritage, many maritime artifacts
Tel: (784) 458-3322
Banana Patch Studio,
Paget Farm
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Paintings
and superb scrimshaw work by artist Sam McDowell, regarded as one of
the world's top scrimshanders, and exquisite Sailors' Valentines and
shell craft created by his wife Donna.
Their studio is a real treasure trove of art and talent
and a must visit for the true connoisseur. By appointment only.
Tel: (784) 458
3865
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