Product Description
Butterfly and Gecko by Cheribain Jean Yourdly
Living in the tropics, one becomes accustomed to the cheerful chirp-chirp-chirping of playful geckos as they frolic along the walls in the evening. If you've lived in the warm, balmy latitudes, or long to, this gecko sculpture will be a happy reminder that life is good. Traditional folk art crafted by village artisans in Haiti. Handmade, fair trade. How great is that?
It's Cactus Metal Art Haiti
Artist Bio
Cheribain Jean Yourdly
In the busy shop of Cheriban Jean Yourdly, the clanging and banging of hammer and chisel against steel rings incessantly. Six of his friends, themselves budding artists, work hard with him to precisely execute his ever-expanding repertoire of designs. He says, “I listen to music and sometimes a new idea comes to me. At night sometimes too. I get up and draw my design when it is fresh in my thoughts.”
Cheriban has been working in metal sculpture since 2000, when he began as an apprentice with Julio Balan. Though he is not married and has no children, he comes from a large family and works to support his mother, father and 8 brothers and sisters. In fact, many of his sculptures depict mothers and daughters, or sisters singing and playing music together. The closeness of his family is clearly in evidence in his art.