BEQUIA ARTS AND CRAFTS
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 craftwork of Bequians carrying on the island skills of boat building and net making.  Artists from other lands incorporate local images and materials into their work and add paintings, ceramics, stained glass and fashions to this variety.  As you explore this “Jewel of the Caribbean” take the opportunity to visit Bequia artists and artisans; not only will you chance upon many maritime treasures, you will meet some unique individuals each with their stories to tell of this life on sea and shore.

Studios and workshops featuring made-on-Bequia work include:  

Port Elizabeth

Mauvin’s Boat Shop: model boats


Sargeant Brothers Boat Shop: 
model boats  

 

 

 

 

Hope Beach

Jacob Scott: seafan baskets and hats

Spring

Spring Pottery & Studio
784 457-3757
 a working pottery and gallery exhibition of ceramics
and paintings  
magspottery@vincysurf.com

Lower Bay


Claude Victorine’s Studio  
784 458-3150
paintings, picture frames and Claude’s 
hand-painted silks.
http://www.multimania.com/claudevictorine


 

On the airport road

The BoatHouse, near La Pompe 
784 457-3896 
Model boats-that-sail by Kingsley “Prop” King, 
paintings by L.D. Lucy
scrimshaw by Richie King.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

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