Bokeelia Trading Company is online
The Bokeelia Trading Company announced the opening of their online retail business Thursday at: www.bokeeliatradingcompany.com. The Company specializes in wearable art on T-shirts.
Company owner Jim Griffiths said, “Our company has officially completed our Web site and is open for online and retail business. Our goal was to be open in time for seasonal visitors, along with local residents, to be able to own a piece of Southwest Florida either on a T-shirt or on canvas.”
The company is 90 percent Internet based, and their product line is available in area stores: Raymary Street Grill and Bokeelia Buck General Store in Bokeelia, Little Lilly’s Island Deli at the center of Pine Island, Island Visions Art Gallery and Sandy Hook Fish and Rib House in Matlacha, the Pine Island Chamber of Commerce and the Bait Wench in Cape Coral.
The company theme revolves around the relaxing, laid-back lifestyle of the islands in Southwest Florida and worldwide coastal environments. The company hires Southwest Florida artists to re-create scenes, and the art is reproduced on wrapped giclee canvas and Hanes 100 percent cotton T-shirts. Women’s fitted shirts are available.
The company is located at the northern tip of Pine Island in Bokeelia, Florida, and the staff is dedicated to giving the best service possible and making purchases easy and convenient.
Their “Signature Shirt” is a re-creation of the tip of Bokeelia as if it were their shipping port 100 years ago. New products are added regularly that include a GPS number so buyers can discover the location of the art themselves.
The Pine Island area is known as the “Creative Coast” with a rich history dating back to the days when it was the home of Calusa Indians, Spanish explorers and pirates. Bokeelia Trading Company products are special because they are works of art by many local artists in the Southwest Florida region. The Bokeelia Trading Company’s designs reflect the beauty and eclectic flavor of the area.
The company’s wearable art product lines will include local Southwest Florida scenery, marine life, pirate wear and whimsical characters. Information on each local artist is available on the site and in the retail stores. The Bokeelia
Trading Company will be accepting submissions online from artist that will be voted upon for future t-shirts that will be added to the collection.
Other products for purchase include locally fresh roasted coffee beans exclusively from
Papua, New Guinea, distributed by the Matlacha Coffee Company. Bokeelia Trading Company gift baskets with coffee mugs are available.