Family Owned and Operated

Pete Barrett Craft

EVERYTHING is handcrafted using original designs and quality materials.

 

Barrett Designs

We carry our own unique jewellery and craft items such as indigenous artwork, indigenous hand drums, hand made pottery, copper tooling and glass art.

Meet the Team

father - mother - son

George Barrett

Pete Barrett

Tom Barrett

Pete Barrett Craft

Mealy Mountain Gallery

Pete Barrett

Artisan; Jewellery Maker

Culturalist; Storyteller

Business Consultant; Entrepreneur

Peyton (Pete) Barrett is owner/manager of a number of successful businesses in Newfoundland and Labrador.  Pete Barrett Craft is one of her ventures. Active in business, cultural and indigenous organizations, Pete is Chair of Beothuk Institute Inc., founding member of the newly formed Newfoundland and Labrador Indigenous Tourism Association, and long-standing member of Ulnoweg and NLOWE.   In 2012 she was the proud recipient of the Atlantic Aboriginal Women Entrepreneur of the Year Award. 

Pete loves people and enjoys travelling but her passion is creating – jewellery, glass art, silk art, fibre art, painting, and so much more. She has perfected her techniques with the help of world renowned artisans. She also has a keen interest in teaching others the techniques of the trade and takes particular delight in watching as each student advances from one level to the next.

Inspired by the land, the people and the culture, Pete creates her own unique designs resulting in some magnificent pieces of work. Her jewellery is made from gold, silver, copper, bronze, steel and pewter. Her fibre art is often classed as “mixed media” using different techniques in cotton, silk, paint, metals and found objects.

Craftsman

Business Partner; Entrepreneur

A NunatuKavut Inuit from Sandwich Bay, Labrador, George spent most of his life close to the land. For more than 30 years, George has been building and working with wood and is an expert in his craft, perfecting technique and products over time. In the summer George is busy with Experience Labrador / Mealy Mountain Gallery, located in Cartwright. In the winter, he spends his time making drums and assisting his wife and soul-mate, Pete, in the operation of the online store.

George Barrett

Tom Barrett

Designer

Draftsman; Entrepreneur

Jewellery Maker

More about Pete

Peyton (Pete) Barrett is above all, an enthusiast – about life, living and doing. On any given day, Pete can be found working away in her studio, teaching her craft to local artisans, kayaking in the Labrador Sea or crystal clear waters in Newfoundland, battling the fjords in Greenland, helping George (her soul mate), dining in France, or just curled up with a good book. While the global pandemic has placed all travel adventures on hold, she hopes one day to once again pursue that passion.

Pete has an Education Degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland, and a Business Education Diploma. Pete is a certified Small Business Counselor. She has a number of art diplomas and owns her own studio, Mealy Mountain Gallery, where she demonstrates and instructs craft tours.

Pete is also certified as an International Tour Guide. She is an experienced kayaker, with certification at BCU and Canadian levels. She was also a Red Cross Swimming and Canoe Instructor for 15 years and is trained in Wilderness Medicine.