These intricate wall pieces are made from recycled oil drums in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti. This brightly painted 24-inch round painted Haitian metal wall art features sun and moon faces. The piece is cut, embossed, and painted by hand. Suitable for hanging indoors or outdoors.
Size: 24" in diameter.
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When you visit Croix des Bouquets, the area of town known for Haitian metal art in the capital of Port-Au-Prince, you are met with a cacophony of tink, tink, tink as ball peen hammers strike sheets of steel. The sheets are cut from steel drums colored by oil and other liquids the drums held. The process of turning sheets of metal into beautiful wall art is all done by hand, from cutting holes that become edges of trees and Suns, to accenting each lizard with a texture of scales, to painting or lacquering the final design. The artists are proud of their work, signing the pieces on the backside, leaving a raised, reversed signature on the front.
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This company offers income-generating opportunities to craftspeople in developing countries by following fair trade practices including paying in advance at least the market price for items, ensuring that craftspeople receive payment, and ensuring that the craftspeople work in fair working conditions. We work directly with artisans, craftspeople, and producer groups to achieve these goals and hopefully help improve the lives of some of the people with whom we share this planet.
IMPACT
- Supports Artisans
- Fair Wage/Trade
- Creates Jobs
- Socio-Economic
- Sustainable
- Recycled
- Re-purposed