Product Description
It's Cactus Metal Art Haiti
Haitian Metal Children Made From Recycled Oil Barrels, One-of-a-Kind 13.5 x 13
This Haitian metal sculpture is completely hand cut from a flattened 55 gallon steel oil drum with all of the details for the piece expertly worked, with hammer and chisel, into a beautiful piece of collector quality Haitian steel drum art. Haitian steel drum metal art wall decor. A piece that you will be proud to show in your home.
Artist Bio
Gerald Bernado
The curious matter of the shop sign was settled by getting the answers to a few simple questions from Gerald himself. Gerald, in this picture taken a few years ago, was holding a very old sign from the original shop he opened with Claude Baptiste, another metal sculptor. Assuming the sign featured the two partners in action, we asked Gerald which one was him. "The one on the left," was the reply. "The white guy?" "Yes," he responded with a twinkle in his eye. Evidently a good joke is in there somewhere.
When Claude died, Gerald kept the workshop open and brought in his nephew, Jimmy Prophet to work with him. Eventually, Gerald replaced the sign and renamed his shop, "Tipa Tipa" which means "bit by bit in Haitian Kreyol. Together, Jimmy and Gerald create wonderful tree-of-life images, full of joy and humor, just as they are themselves.