About
Our Name
Dragonfly Unique Curations is truly a labor of love. It stems from a desire to honor my father and mentor.
We landed on the name Dragonfly because right after my dad passed away on August 2, 2023, we were visited by a swarm of dragonflies which circled our backyard and stayed for an extended time while we all stood marveling at the sight, knowing it was a visit from my dad with other departed ones.
The next day at work in our family business in Revere, Massachusetts, I once again encountered a dragonfly on the windshield of my car. I had never seen a dragonfly at the business, a most unlikely place, having no natural environment and it being an industrial area. This dragonfly stayed around for a long time, just circling the car and then flying toward my husband who was conferring on the loading dock with my father’s right-hand man of 40 years.
It was a profound, moving experience. I have since learned that many others have had similar experiences with dragonflies relating to the passing of loved ones.
The Store
In a nutshell, I love to create spaces containing beautiful things and share them with others. I am often told by customers that the store has good energy. I love to hear this as it is with all good intentions that we opened our gift shop, rooted in a desire to support other small businesses, local artists, and other artisans through the products that we choose, giving them the opportunity to be seen and shine their light.
We will continue to dare to be different, and in the process carry on my father’s entrepreneurial spirit, his creativity, and his civic mindedness.
Tanis Yannetti