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Thursday 12 July 2018

Made in Aruba, Unique Gifts from Local Artisans

ORANJESTAD ― They are
right at the hotels and of-
fer unique, locally manu-
factured artisan products.
Foundation Aruba is orga-
nizing an art market that
gives you the opportunity
to admire and/or purchase
some genuine products, all
locally produced by local
artisans. “This is not your
regular souvenir that you
may encounter in various
Caribbean destinations,
this is made in Aruba and ed making my own beads
only offered here”, says of glass and that triggered
Wendy Op De Weegh, one Tia and Gaby to join. We
of the board members of were friends and we no- and encountered a foun-
the foundation. ticed that we needed a dation that was in a kind

platform to present our art. of non-active state. They
Wendy Op De Weegh, We were occasionally or- decided to take over and
Tia Hurkmans and Gabri- ganizing events at home, that is how it all started.
ella Gonzalez are the three but we were looking for “2013 our first organized
board members of Foun- more public.” That is how event happened at Fort
dation Aruba, all artisans the three came to the idea Zoutman in Oranjestad with
themselves. Wendy: “I start- to find more local artisans Christmas time. It was a big
success and from that time
on it really took off. More
and more artisans were
engaged and the govern-
ment also initiated the na-
tional seal for artisan prod-
ucts at that time and pro-
vided us with a list of arti-
sans that were registered.”

Your Vacation Memory
The aim of the foundation is
to engage the artisans that
create smaller pieces, lo-
cally produced and linked predators. The handmade created by Wise Wood.
to Aruba. The perfect gift soap and skin care from Turning a discarded mate-
or souvenir. Think of jew- olive oil and shea butter by rial into a unique art craft is
elry in different materials, CC Bath & Body is another what Cemu offers you. But
art with driftwood, soap unique gift as well as the there is much more. You
and skin care, small paint- wonderful jewelry made really need to check it out
ings and so on. There is the by recycled materials of for yourselves as this is your
jewelry made of the tail Miljenou Tromp. Gloria Fi- chance to bring home a
fin of lion fish by Lionfintas- liciana creates awesome real piece of Aruba. The
tic. Lionfish are an invasive artisan jewelry from among best vacation memory or
species from the Pacific others genuine Aruban sea genuine gift.
and Indian Ocean, vora- glass and what to think of The artisans market is on
cious eaters with no known a necklace of driftwood, Mondays at Bucuti & Tara
Beach Resort between 4.30
and 6.30 PM, at Tuesdays
and Thursdays between 6
and 9 PM at the Marriott Re-
sort & Stellaris Casino and
at Fridays between 7 and
10 PM at the Renaissance
Marketplace in Oranjestad.
Check their Facebook
Foundation Aruba for more
information. q