Product Description
Keep your little angel close by with this lovely art work made out of a recycled oil drum! It looks fabulous on a bedside stand, coffee table, or leaned up against the back of a bookshelf. They make a touching gift for baptisms as well!
Haiti has one of the highest unemployment rates in the Western Hemisphere. While jobs may not be plentiful, old steel drums are. Pierre-rock is one of the artisans of Croix-des-Bouquets, living in Village Artistic Noailles. He comes from a family of artisans. After his father died in 2009, he tried to attend school, but they didn't have enough money for him to continue. He started making metal art and it became his passion. He still lives with his mother and some of his brothers and sisters and has two young daughters to care for. To make each piece, he starts by cutting a drum down one side and rolls it out flat. He then hand sketches the designs, and cuts them out with tin snips. Depending on the design, each piece is then hand pounded, hand painted, or both. Since every piece is made by hand, each one will have slight variations making them one of a kind pieces of art.
- Made by hand in Haiti
- Recycled oil drum
- Measures 4-1/4" wide x 5" tall
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Made by hand is uniquely beautiful. Our products are made by humans, not mass produced on automated machines. Minor imperfections and variations are to be expected as a characteristic of the artistry. Please appreciate these individualities for what they are, a maker pouring their heart and soul into a unique and beautiful piece of work for you.
