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She has also started to display he candles at the Queens night market on some weekends, where he joins other arts and craft proucers.
The “fun part” about being at he market, she said, is seeing peoe indulging in her product and ving their support.
She also enjoys sharing her pieces with prospective customers who admire them but may not have cash to shop at the time.
“...It’s not only about selling, to me. I just want to get my name out there” she told Stabroek News.
The satisfaction she gets from seeing people showing interest in her product has also been a push to keep her going.
She now has a greater sense of appreciation for arts and craft that the other vendors produce because she understands how much time and effort they spend doing it.
She also believes that craft makers are not getting the attention they deserve.
Candle party
Sagar also promotes her product at “candle parties” at her aunt’s home in Long Island, NY, where a group of women would gather.
They would have fun and enjoy games and surprises such as winning candles gift baskets and also make purchases.
The idea of the candle party all started after her aunt recognized her talents and felt she needed to have it highlighted.
She first offered to sell the candles at her workplace and Sagar was excited with the idea. The woman decided to display the flyers for ‘Kandles by Kita’ in the kitchen at work, capturing the attention of her coworkers who started purchasing them.
Her aunt then got creative and came up with the idea of throwing the candle parties.
To Sagar’s advantage also, her job offers her the opportunity to promote her candles, even though “I was a bit discreet about it at first. They have also encouraged other employees with skills to build their brand and to continue doing what you’re doing...”
She recalled that she had just finished writing ‘Common Entrance’ here in 2005 when she witnessed the big flood in Guyana and dreamt of moving to the US to live.
A few years later her dreams became a reality and she migrated with her family. When she arrived in NY she wanted to achieve a lot in the ‘land of opportunities’ and she now feels she is well on her way to that path.