Yesterday we went out to Croix des Bouquetts. It is another area near PaP. Within this town there is a street that is lined with metal shoppes. I use shoppes loosely as they are really just peoples' homes with the front room converted into a shoppe. The people of Haiti are true artists. They make all of these pieces from scratch with just a piece of metal, some hand tools, and their imagination. Some pieces are made with a hand made stencil for uniformity. The completed pieces are beautiful works of art, but watching the process helps you to realize just how much is involved and how amazing they truly are.
The kids watching some of the local artists.
This was one of the artisans working on a piece of metal with his hand tools. They pound the design into each piece of metal.
Some of the designs are 3D as these characters were.
Those are amazing. I would love one of those for my house. You don't see art like that here. Make sure and bring one back for your house!
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