Global Crafts

PEACE Metal Art with Nativity Scene (15" x 6") - Croix des Bouquets

Name: PEACE Metal Art with Nativity Scene (15" x 6") - Croix des Bouquets
Brand: Global Crafts
SKU: HMDH181
Price: 49.99 USD
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This piece features an inspirational message, "PEACE". The letter "A" is depicted with a Nativity scene. Great Wall Art or other Christmas decoration. Handcrafted from steel oil drums by Haitian artists. It measures approximately 6 x 15 inches. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use.

About the Artisans

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 at one time 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 leaves, 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 back side, leaving a raised, reversed signature on the front.