IslandNaturals
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Buyers bought gifts from this shop and gave them 5-star reviews!
Announcement
getting ready to get back to the in person shows! catch me this summer at the Vineyard Artisans Festivals in West Tisbury on Marthas Vineyard
Add gift wrapping! I got a little excited by the cute prints and have 5 different kinds of paper;)
EVERY item is handmade, one-of-a-kind.
I am always creating new inventory. If you have met me in person and saw something that you don't see in the shop please feel free to check on its availability. Find and follow me on social media
Announcement
getting ready to get back to the in person shows! catch me this summer at the Vineyard Artisans Festivals in West Tisbury on Marthas Vineyard
Add gift wrapping! I got a little excited by the cute prints and have 5 different kinds of paper;)
EVERY item is handmade, one-of-a-kind.
I am always creating new inventory. If you have met me in person and saw something that you don't see in the shop please feel free to check on its availability. Find and follow me on social media
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JAYMA on Feb 7, 2021
5 out of 5 starsLove, love,love! I have purchased jewelry from islandNaturals before. I keep coming back because of the one of a kind pieces and the craftmanship that goes into each piece of jewelry. Last year I purchased one of Jennette's necklaces. Wow, it truly is artwork on my neck. Everytime I wear it I get complements and people ask me about it. Thank you Jennette! I will be back for more!
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Florinda on Jan 16, 2021
5 out of 5 starsI love this item. I requested certain colored beads and feathers and IslandNaturals made it happen really easily. I received the dream catcher as expected and it is so pretty. I would definitely buy again!
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Amal on Jan 5, 2021
5 out of 5 starsAbsolutely gorgeous earrings! The seller has such an eye for design and color with natural materials that she implements beautifully with wampum; wearing these earrings feels like wearing little works of art. They do have a little bit of weight, but that’s entirely to be expected with earrings made of the materials they’re made with and it’s nothing adult ears can’t handle; I have very sensitive ears and they’re not uncomfortable in the slightest and are super fun to wear. I love these earrings so much and highly recommend this shop!
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sarahefine on Dec 15, 2020
5 out of 5 starsShipped promptly and packed well. Unique and lovely with a connection to the Island, perfect gift for my child who collects interesting keychains.
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sarahefine on Dec 15, 2020
5 out of 5 starsBeautiful earrings that were shipped and arrived promptly. Gorgeous!
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IreneMD on Oct 4, 2020
5 out of 5 starsAmazing art!
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Patrick on Aug 18, 2020
4 out of 5 starsNostalgic piece for me as a former Cape resident. I miss collecting wampum on the beach.
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Jannette Vanderhoop is a From the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah). The first of her family to ever go to college as a Gates Millennium Scholar through AIGC (American Indian Graduate Center), Jannette holds a bachelors degree from Pitzer College in Environmental Studies and Art. She is an indigenous entrepreneur from the island of Martha’s Vineyard, a professional artist, published author/ illustrator, master gardener, educator and yoga instructor. She sits on the board of directors for the Aquinnah Cultural Center. She seeks to increase global visibility and connection of Eastern Seaboard indigenous peoples through museum exhibits, community workshops, art shows, school visits, and urban and rural projects. She works with children and adults of all ages teaching nature based themes.
Her modus operandi is to “educate people to respect nature through art” and so, she produces her work as a form of environmental expression. She is a serious, accomplished and prolific artist who makes authentic contemporary Native American jewelry. Her organic wampum arrangement celebrates the rich legacy of nature stewardship she has inherited as a Wampanoag woman from Martha’s Vineyard. By using locally sourced wampum shells from the rugged coastline of the island and random parts of the natural world, including found and reconstituted materials, shells, stones, feathers and bones, there is no lack of inspiration or originality. The work has been characterized by eccentricity, asymmetry, asperity, simplicity, modesty, intimacy, and suggests an appreciation for naturalness. She has mastered concepts of color shape and design over the course of 15 years, to create a signature for her work. Each colorful piece she makes is a wearable art object that nods to her culture and the history of her tribe while also celebrating her connection to the land and the sea. Each piece is hand-made one-at-a-time, unique and cannot be duplicated.
Miss Vanderhoop started her business, Island Naturals, in 2006. She sells her work at the Martha’s Vineyard Artisans Festival in the summers on the beautiful island of Martha’s Vineyard. Honored as the first and only member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to be included in this juried show. Miss Vanderhoop has sold over 200 of her signature wampum necklaces to visitors and collectors from all over the world. With the desire to fight stereotypes as they relate to native people, her work is decidedly contemporary.
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jannette vanderhoop
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Aquinnah Wampanoag from the island of Martha’s Vineyard. Over the course of 12 years I have created a signature for my work. To fight stereotypes as they relate to native people, my authentic handmade jewelry is decidedly contemporary and unique.
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I’ve tried to rank the necklaces by weight as some they would feel to wear (I did not actually weigh them) some of the chunky ones can be on the heavy side. The order is 1. Light weight 2. Not heavy 3. Not too heavy 4. A little heavy