Pedro & Victor Colon
Pedro is our youngest, and a truly hard working artist! Victor is his older brother who also helps to make the jewellery that we sell in the ‘Made in Roatan’ shop. The first time I met Pedro was not under good conditions. I had gone to pay his father, Pedro senior, and saw this young boy sitting at the place in the market where his dad usually sat. I looked at him and said “Donde su papa?” (Where is your dad?)
He replied, “Mi padre murio. (My father died.)
I felt as if someone had punched me in the stomach! My first thought was, “What can we do to help that family??!” So the next cruise ship day I went and met his wife Wilma, gave her my condolences and asked if we could buy her some food. That small act of kindness opened up a door for a friendship that continues to grow to this day.
I met Pedro Sr. on our first trip to Roatan. He had a little booth set up by ‘the View'. I fell in love with his delicate necklaces and bought one. On our next visit I bought an anklet. Once we started the shop I went looking for him and asked if we could help sell his jewellery. After Pedro’s death, we had only a few necklaces left, and soon there would be no more. There wasn't anyone else on the island making this special chain-link jewellery so I went to Wilma and asked if perhaps the boys could learn to do the same style their father had made. She said that they could try. I am happy that both Pedro and his brother Vincent have mastered it, with nothing but a pair of needle-nose pliers, and are continually developing the art of chain-link jewellery here on the Island!
The boys are both in school now with full uniforms and have enough supplies to make jewellery to support their whole family. When they are not in school, they often sit with us in the shop and make custom products for our cruise ship guests! My heart is touched by this family and I love promoting their work! The boys are working so hard as sole providers for their family of 6 brothers and sisters while attending school, and I am so proud of both of them!
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Soft lemon yellow chip beads make this chain link bracelet fresh like summer!
8.00 USD
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I "heart" these earrings designed by Pedro!
6.00 USD
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Copper wire chainlink bracelet with soft pink and white seed beads. Very creative design by Pedro.
7.00 USD
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Chunky denim blue chip beads on a chain link bracelet. Will match with everything!
8.00 USD
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A new style for Pedro! Larger, chunkier glass beads the shades of the sea. Really beautiful!
8.00 USD
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Green is the colour of spring and this beautiful chain link necklace will be a delicate accessory to anything you wear. Hand wired by Pedro using round nose pliers.
15.00 USD
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Handmade by Pedro using coconut chip beads. Each link and flower made with a round nose pliers. Very delicate and lovely
ITEM SOLD
15.00 USD
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Hand wrapped cross on a long chain link necklace in soft blue color. 34 inches long including the length of the cross.
17.00 USD
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I love the colourful chips in this!!
8.00 USD
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Pedro used very fine wire to make the flowers and they are so airy and delicate!! I love these!!!
7.00 USD
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simple and fresh... handmade by Pedro using a round nose pliers. On copper earring finding too!
7.00 USD
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A coconut chip accents the lovely handwired flower that Pedro made.
7.00 USD
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