Tradition and Contemporary - Crafty Creations

Choiseul is the home of traditional crafts in St. Lucia - basketry, pottery, woodcarving, furniture making.

Just South of the village is a small craft shop called Crafty Creations owned by Ulrica Prospere, a well known craftsperson. Full to the brim with local crafts of all sorts, Ulrica takes the traditional items and gives them her own new look with decorative flourishes.

She works with many local crafters so the variety of items is wide - you'll find tableware - mats, napkins, serving trays and baskets, fashions - bags and hats, decor - local wicker - awali and ti kanot vines from the rainforest woven into bassonets, laundry baskets, picnic hampers and you'll also find lots of decorative items as well as sculptures and carvings of all sorts.

Sisal PlacematsTubecoiled Screwpine and Madras Bread Baskets
Woven Tissue Box Covers
Tubecoiled Basket - Lined and Trimmed
Wicker Laundry Basket
Screwpine & Madras Tote BagsWoven Sisal Hat

Crafty Creations brings Choiseul to your doorstep at the Arts & Crafts Village!

Crochet - Priscilla George

St. Lucia sometimes seems like the world centre for crochet - mothers teach daughters, aunts teach neices - whether it's a pair of crochet earrings, a bathingsuit, bag or traditional 'chair back' you're looking for, you are bound to find it somewhere in the shops or vendors trays of St. Lucia.

Priscilla George has been making creative crochet garments and decor for many a year - her products are made to last and always suit a person with style. Recently she has branched into small bags and hats made from our national cloth the Madras. I wore a pair of her earrings the day after I bought them and was stopped by three people who wanted to know where I got such unusual jewelry!

Bags, Handpainted Pareos, Art - Lynn Bristol

Lyn A. Bristol is a versatile artist – graphics, carnival and theatre costumes, stage sets, as well as handpainted fashions and one of a kind bags and wall hangings. Lyn also undertakes special commissions for local and international corporate gifts and other needs. Much of her commissioned work has been in the line of cultural and natural depictions.

Her one-of-a-kind bags come in all shapes and sizes, some taking form from the recycled materials they are made from, others in simple, elegant styles with full or accent hand-painting and adornment. Her pareos and clothing are subtle mixes of colourful Caribbean hues – earthy as well as tropical.

Her art takes much of it’s inspiration from the local and regional cultural scene – both traditional and contemporary and ranges from characterful illustrative to abstracted.