Handmade Fish Scale Earrings
Eco-friendly, iridescent earrings creatively constructed from cleaned and dyed scales of locally caught red snapper.
The better finds in Sabaneta tend to sit close to ordinary life: market flavors, small studio pieces, textiles, and objects that do not need a skyline printed on them.
Ten city-level finds selected for use, texture, flavor, and the kind of detail that survives outside Sabaneta.
Eco-friendly, iridescent earrings creatively constructed from cleaned and dyed scales of locally caught red snapper.
A coastal landscape painting executed on weathered driftwood salvaged from the scenic mangrove shores of Sabaneta.
A lightweight beach wrap hand-dyed by Sabaneta artists using wax-resist batik methods to showcase native marine life.
A scale wooden replica of a traditional 'boto di pisca' fishing boat, honoring Sabaneta's status as Aruba's historic fishing capital.
A rare, robust honey harvested from hives located near Sabaneta's coastal black and red mangrove forests.
A sweet-and-spicy condiment made with sun-ripened local Sabaneta mangos and freshly harvested local chili peppers.
A traditional fan woven by hand from the dried leaves of Sabaneta's coastal coconut palm trees.
An invigorating body scrub made with unrefined sea salt harvested from the island's natural southern salt pans.
Traditional Aruban confections made of freshly grated coconut, unrefined sugar, and a hint of local food coloring.
An aromatic herbal blend used by generations of coastal cooks to season the classic Aruban 'Sopi di Pisca'.