Jump for Joy Garden Frog
Handcrafted in Haiti
Availability:
Out of stock
SKU 8000770
Jump for Joy Garden Frog
Handcrafted in Haiti
Availability:
Out of stock
SKU 8000770
STORY
To crafted the hand-painted Jump For Joy Frog, artisans cut open 55-gallon drums, pound them flat, and then mark designs with chalk. Using a chisel, they cut through the metal to make designs. Among HaitiÆs most original art forms is the cut metal work from Croix des Bouquets, a small village outside of Port-au-Prince. The tradition began in the early 1930s with Georges LiataudÆs imaginative cemetery crosses crafted from recycled metal.
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ABOUT THE ARTISAN
Comite Artisanal Haitien
HAITI
The nonprofit Comité Artisanal Haitien (CAH) was founded in 1973 to help rural craftspeople sell their wares in Port–au–Prince, to provide income a...