In early May, I embarked on a short but intense trip to Haiti to film the efforts of St. Croix-based Haiti Community Support (HCS) in the remote southwestern village of Au Centre. My first impressions of Haiti happened before getting on the flight from Miami to Port Au Prince. Large groups of well-fed people wearing identical T-shirts were discussing how they ‘were going to do the work of the Lord’, and how they were bringing hope to the people of Haiti. It made me wonder why I was going on this trip- was I going to do the work of my own lord?
For many years, I had admired and contributed to the auction events for HCS at Mount Victory Camp in St. Croix, and I was eager and curious to see how their operation worked in the actual place for which all of their efforts were made.
My travel partners were Mandy Thody, illustrious sailor, ceramic artist & stove-builder and Tim Fields, investigative journalist extraordinaire of the Virgin Islands Daily News.
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Tomas Lanner has been organizing events within the arts and academia for over ten years. He grew up in Sweden and Michigan and figures that explains a lot. Tomas likes to paint, photograph & work with rocks and is amazed by the beautifully immense implications of planting a tree. Currently residing in St. Croix, USVI, he is the father of two daughters, Frida and PJ.
Tomas Lanner in Oakland, CA
Browse through Tomas’ previous website at www.hallberg-thorstenson.se/clients/salt-gallery
Mark Salach is Salt Gallery’s Midwest US & Southern Europe consultant. He has worked with interior planning, creative carpentry, space efficiency & art consulting. Mark is a mouse-trapper & photographer currently involved in the rennovation of his very own 1880s building in Chicago’s South Humboldt Park.
Mark Salach at the Oxygen Bar, San Francisco, CA
Amy Konwerski, bonne vivante, writer & freelance fashion designer was born in Connecticut, USA. She spent a year of college on a school bus with the Audobon Expedition, went to California, where she worked for the San Francisco Ballet andvarious otherwordly places. She has a penchant for organizational management and is not afraid (thank the heavens) to express her view. Amy is an increasingly energetic creative organizer with great taste and a view forward.
Amy Konwerski at Salt River, St. Croix / photo by Stephanie Schoyer
Salt Gallery creates indoor and outdoor spaces, from design consultation through execution. We work with you to formulate and implement plans for what you want your homes and outdoor areas to say. We work within a variety of budgets; we are not afraid of big and not afraid of small.
