Product Description
It's Cactus Metal Art Haiti
Handcrafted Haitian Metal Art, Angel Boy Dancing with Birds, Fair Trade Home Decor 17"x32"
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
Evenson Thenor
“I received the money you sent me and on behalf of all the artists who have received, we are very grateful. We are glad to work for you. We do everything in our power to give you more brilliant work.” So writes Evenson Thenor in response to receiving earthquake relief funds from It's Cactus.
Evenson performed a long series of apprenticeships with such prominent Croix-des-Bouquets sculptors as Claude Soulouque, Jonas Balan, and Herbert Bernard before opening his own shop called, “Corbel” at the age of twenty. The earthquake destroyed his shop, his home, and the home of his parents, and though none of his loved ones were lost, the setback has been tremendous. “Now I am supporting my parents and we are all are forced to regroup, surviving on the money that I can make.”
Still, his spirit is indomitable. He smiles as he says, “Inspiration runs in my veins, giving much pleasure to me.” Though the themes of his sculptures run a wide gamut, from schools of fish to giraffes dancing in the forest to the vibe of a rara band, he claims that his favorite images are of, “angels, mermaids, and trees.” In rebuilding his home and re-establishing security for his family, Thenor affirms, “We will never be discouraged. We will never give up.”