Midnight Sun
May 26th, 2010 § 1 Comment
Growing up, Midnight Sun was practically the only shop were my friends and I would buy presents for one another — from candles and incense to rice paper lamps to handmade clothing and jewelry. It was our favorite spot to hang out in Wickford, and our first exposure to fair-trade goods from around the globe.
As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Madagascar, working with artisans to produce sustainable crafts through micr0-enterprise, I soon found myself experimenting in small-scale overseas sales — Midnight Sun was among the first few venues that I contacted, and the response was encouraging. I worked with the artisans’ cooperative to produce a selection of our best crafts — mainly jewelry carved from coconut shells, earrings in particular, as well as small woven purses and baskets. Click here for a full description of the work done by the co-op, L’Artisanat de L’Ankarana. (LINK COMING SOON!)
some of the proud artisans
Midnight Sun has now been selling small quantities of our hand-crafted goods from Madagascar for over three years. This year, the store began selling my photographs from Madagascar as well, in the form of postcards, note cards, magnets, and other goods.
coconut-shell earrings
Click here to visit the Midnight Sun website, and find directions to its location in Wickford, RI.
Click here to visit my Etsy.com storefront, where you can purchase some of the same photographic art as in on sale at Midnight Sun.
Thank you Sharon!!
earrings by Amido... each crafter has his/her own flair
[...] of the artisans here, and if you’re in Rhode Island you can even purchase their crafts at Midnight Sun! Enabling local artisans to access the ecotourist market in the Ankarana is an important step to [...]