Tag: artisans

  • Pencil This In // Racked TT

    Pencil This In // Racked TT

    Shoppppeeeeennnnnggggggg. Nothing makes me happier. Well that’s not true….shopping LOCAL makes me happier than plain old shopping. For whatever reason – and I’m sure I’ve expressed this before – I just don’t get shopper’s remorse when I buy local. Even if I decide I’m not in love with something after the fact, seizing the opportunity…

  • Pencil This In // November

    Pencil This In // November

    Hello folks. Just thought I’d check in and give you all a much-needed run down of all the awesome things happening next month as it related to local fashion, arts & markets. Bits And Pieces for Christmas – November 2nd  Bits & Pieces is a massive market that takes place in the Movie Towne Banquet…

  • Treasure Hunting // New Chejo

    Treasure Hunting // New Chejo

    Well something decidedly odd happened about two months ago…I won something. Now I’ve never won anything in my life – a bold-faced lie. I actually won a yellow walkman in a Dutch auction when I was in Form 1 – so let’s make that…I’ve never won anything COOL in my life. Readers of my blog…

  • Pencil This In // Koko Karibi Designs Pop Up Shop

    Pencil This In // Koko Karibi Designs Pop Up Shop

    Who doesn’t love a Pop Up Shop? God knows I do. Especially when it’s hosted by my favourite jewellery designer Jacqueline Charles for her line Koko Karibi Designs. Koko Karibi Designs has a new collection, Pangaea, that is due to be released in October this year. Since no one is prepared to wait that long…

  • Treasure Hunting // UpMarket 04/05/13

    Treasure Hunting // UpMarket 04/05/13

  • 2012 in Review…kind of

    2012 in Review…kind of

    I wanted to do this blog before the first week of the new year was up because, let’s face it, after that 2012 becomes terribly passé. 2012 was a bumpy year. Well it started that way anyway and then took a considerable turn for the better in the latter half. For that, I remain eternally…

  • When is a market not just a market?

    When is a market not just a market?

    I love the local creative industry. I couldn’t think of a more emphatic way to make that statement loud and clear. I am absolutely and completely impressed and enamoured by the talent we have residing here in Trinidad & Tobago. It is a discovery I made by cutting my own way through the overgrown mass…