Metal Wall Art, Milagro Sacred Heart, Spiritual, Handmade in Haiti 3" x 3.75"

Description: It's Cactus Metal Art HaitiReligious Sculpture, Milagro Sacred Heart, Made in Haiti, 3.5" x 3.75"These wonderful sculptures are handmade from 55 gallon oil drums in Haiti. The steel drums vary from brown to grey to black. As such, colors will vary on each, unique piece. Thank you for supporting our artists. Each purchase makes a huge difference in the quality of their lives.Artist Profile:Whenever I think of going to Jean Claude Soulouque's house, I think, "Have a Coke and a smile." At his home, you can always count on both. A warmer, more gracious man, I cannot imagine. Having worked with him for many years, ours is a business partnership, yes, but also a friendship. Through his art he has supported his own family, putting both his son and his daughter through school. He is a community leader and role model for many young artists who hope to follow in his footsteps.As for his own son, Roody "plays around" a little bit with metal sculpture, but sees his future in the business world. He is currently attending business school and also is employed by It's Cactus as our Inventory and Shipments Manager. Jean Claude and his family are among those who benefit greatly from the opportunities that Fair Trade affords. In them, we see success that not only grows, but also spreadslose association to the spiritual world. Although Voodoo is an integral and vibrant part of Haitian cultural and spiritual life, the country is actually considered by academics to be over 80 percent Catholic. Like its Creole language, however, religion is blended in Haiti. Winston’s themes tend to reflect angels and nativity scenes very recognizable in Western culture, though with unmistakable Creole flavor. When he thinks back upon the time of the 2010 earthquake, Winston recalls that catastrophe in great detail. “I go home to see many bodies through the street, people seriously wounded, houses completely destroyed, and parents screaming for their children. All things have blocks at this time. My family had no house, no water, nor the bank or even food available. During the night my family sleep on the street for two weeks, not even a piece of cloth to cover us.” In desperate need of relief, it came quickly from Beyond Borders. “That is when the first person who think of us was Casey, with money to help. We did not even believe of so very nice gesture as that.”

Price: 12.5 USD

Location: Salinas, California

End Time: 2023-12-24T15:47:20.000Z

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