Haitian Metal Art
A few years ago I bought this wonderful Haitian metal art sculpture for my dining room. It is one of my favorite pieces of art. Besides the eye catching creative design, what makes this so interesting is that is carved by hand from a flattened recycled oil drum. Ever since then I have been on the lookout for other Haitian drum art.
Story Behind the Haitian Drum Art: Founded in 1990 by a multinational group of young entrepreneurs, Caribbean Craft, formerly known as Drexcoromotes creates employment in Haiti by training unskilled - but often highly gifted - craftspeople, and by assisting the independent artisans through the introduction of new designs and new market outlets. These pieces are all made by artisans in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti. Unemployment in Haiti, the poorest country of the American hemisphere, is variously estimated at between 60 and 80-percent.
 Giraffe - Haitian Oil Drum Wall Art Regular Price: $89.99 Sale Price: $79.99 BUY NOW Add charm to your home decor with this giraffe wall art. Handcrafted in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti from a recycled oil drum. Size: 18" x 11" |
Mask is made by Eugene Jacques and signed by the artist. Each piece of art has a unique expression and features bolts for earrings. Size: 20" x 15" |
Add a unique accent to your home decor with a handcrafted night sky metal sculpture. This wall hanging is intricately constructed from recycled metal oil drums by Carlos Brutus. |
Add a charming butterfly wall hanging to your home decor. Butterfly art is handcrafted from recycled oil drums in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti. Size: 20" x 15" |
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Intricate Tree of Life wall hanging is made from recycled oil drums and personally signed by the artist, Carlos Brutus. Each piece is representative of the spirituality of Haitian culture. |
Intricate Turtles and Crabs wall art is handcrafted from recycled oil drums in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti. Each piece is personally signed by the artist, Carlos Brutus. |
This intricate wall piece is made by the artist Carlos Brutus and is representative of the spirituality of Haitian culture. |
The spirituality of Haitian culture is represented in this intricate wall art created by artist Carlos Brutus. |
Haitian artist Carlos Brutus created this intricate wall piece which is representative of the spirituality of Haitian culture. |
This sun is three dimensional with a diameter of 10 inches. It has the natural patina that is prevalent in used oil drums rather than sheet metal. |
This metal gecko is handmade in Haiti from old oil drums. Each is painted with a colorful design and has a hook on the back for hanging. The piece is approx. 13 inches in length. |
This brightly colored striped gecko is made in Haiti from a recycled oil drum. He is approximately 8" long from head to tail and has a hook on the back for hanging on the wall. |
This eleven inch dragonfly is handmade in Haiti from recycled oil drums. It has a small hook to hang the piece and is painted with a bright colorful design inspired by the local Haitian culture. |
Pink Metal Dragonfly - 11" This colorful dragonfly is handmade in Haiti from a recycled oil drum. It is painted with a bright colorful design inspired by the local Hatian culture. Approximately 11" in length. |
This ten inch frog is handmade in Haiti from recycled oil drums. It has a small hook to hang the piece and is painted with a bright colorful blue design inspired by the local Hatian culture. |
Yellow Metal Frog - 10" Add some color with the bright yellow ten inch frog. Handmade in Haiti from recycled oil drums, the design is inspired by the local Hatian culture. |
Butterfly Oil Drum Art
Striped Metal Gecko - 8"
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I have a question about your Haitian art, especially those from Carlos Brutus and Eugene Jacques. How much of your selling price goes directly to the artisan? I am interested in buying artwork from Haiti in order to help them since the earthquake and want to make sure that I buy from a company who is giving a large portion of the price to the artison. Would like to buy from them directly but that seems impossible. Thank you for selling there artwork and I look forward to hearring from you. S
Thank you for your enquiry. The Haitian art is sold by Gifts With Humanity – a member of The Fair Trade Federation and IFAT the World Fair Trade Organization.