Horacio Esteban/The Esteban Gallery
CITY: George Town
STATE: Grand Cayman
COUNTRY: Cayman Islands
PHONE 1: 345/946-2787
Here you'll find the commercial headquarters of Grand Cayman's most celebrated craftsman of caymanite, the striated and very hard stone unique to the Cayman Islands. Caymanite ranges in color from pale pinkish beige to deep russet, and here it's crafted into letter openers, pendants and key chains, custom-designed company accessories and awards, and evocative and very unusual pieces of sculpture. Prices range from CI$10 (US$13/£6) for a key chain to CI$3,200 (US$4,000/£1,920) for a surreal and riveting depiction of an Arawak princess. You'll recognize the gallery because of the concrete statue, crafted by Esteban himself, of a giant turtle emerging from its shell.
Copyright: Excerpted from
Frommer's Portable Cayman Islands, 3rd Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

George Town
, Cayman Islands