Initially styled “A Little bit Vintage”, The Cotton Tree emerged from juvenile obsessions with writing, photography and vintage fashion.

Rebranded as “The Cotton Tree “ when its author was documenting her relationship with her natural hair, this blog grew to become an outlet for the interests, adventures and opinions of its curator and serves as a live repository of its authors transition from girlhood to womanhood.

On hiatus since 2020, this space has been revamped to challenge the author to reconnect with writing and storytelling through this medium.

Created by a quirky teen turned inquisitive adult, The Cotton Tree is a space to share food for thought, travels, art and experiences

It’s a window into what’s happening in the mind of Annetta, what she finds interesting, and the creative projects she has been working on.

Annetta Jackson is a Qualified Barrister called to the Bar of Lincoln’s Inn in 2021 and an Attorney-at-Law admitted to practice at the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in Antigua and Barbuda. She has a certificate in Project Management and is a SIMI accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator.

She pursued her core legal studies in the United Kingdom and completed further professional certifications at the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica.

Annetta presently works as a gender mainstreaming technician focusing on Legal and Institutional Frameworks. She is a Storyteller for Intersect Antigua, a Caribbean Feminist Collective advancing advocacy on women’s and LGBTQ+ rights access, and a Fellow for the Black Feminist Fund, a vehicle for resourcing black-led feminist movements globally.

She is invested in gender advocacy and has worked with both the CSOs and Government to advance gender justice in the Caribbean.

Annetta is also an accomplished photographer featured by Potent Magazine, ILE WA: Coffee Table Book, VSCO Selects, Equality Fund. Her written opinions have also been published in the Antigua Observer, The Halo Generation Y Magazine, WVL Caribbean Newsletter and others.