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 Hi everyone!

I'm the artisan behind Alistina Studio on Instagram and Facebook, and I'm from Trinidad and Tobago. 

I started my research into crafting with epoxy resin early in 2017 and I spent ages reading and learning (I literally grew new grey hairs during this period!) until I was finally able to start working with resin about a year later. As you can imagine, it was very frustrating as most of the information I found was applicable to other countries such as the USA and the resources available to potential resin artisans in Trinidad, or even the Caribbean, were limited.

I'd always wished that I could've found all the relevant information more easily so, 3 years later, I'm starting a blog in the hope of providing information that a local resin artisan would be happy to stumble upon. 

I hope to be able to help you in your journey and to create a community where we can all help each other to recognise our dreams of becoming unique artisans and running our own businesses.

Love and meows,

Alistina Studio <3 

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  1. JammOctober 22, 2020 at 11:22 AM

    Do you know if any of them ship to St. Lucia? Have yet to find a place that sells it here.

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