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ARTIST PROFILE
Montes Paul
from Haiti
It is not difficult to imagine Montes Paul taking a walk among the trees, looking up and listening to birdsong for his inspiration. Birds take wing across his sculptures, cavort in the palms, hide among the vines, and even make an occasional nest in a head of hair!
Born in Croix des Bouquets in 1971, he learned his craft at the instructive hand of Hubert Bernard. Five years ago, he decided to strike out on his own. He comments, “It wasn’t an easy decision to leave Hubert Bernard’s shop and create my own art. I have a wife and children to support. It wasn’t an easy street for me, in spite of my experience. But thanks so to God that I did.”
Indeed, it has been a good thing. Montes loves to create his own designs.
Since striking out on his own, he has participated in three art expositions in Haiti, selling all of his designs, “because they were so nice.” He is pleased to be selling his sculptures with Beyond Borders in the international market. As he readily admits, “It has been my dream for a long time.”
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