Buy Haitian Metal Arts
"Handcrafted Haitian Steel Drum Decorative Designs"
This particular art form was born in Haiti in the early 1950's
by a simple blacksmith, Georges Liautaud. In his small shop,
he made and repaired tools and created primitive metal crosses,
for the graves in the Croix-des-Bouquets cemetery. It was at
the encouragement of an American teacher, DeWitt Peters, who
in 1944 opened the Le Centre d'Art in Port-au-Prince that
Georges Liautaud expanded into the creation of decorative metal
sculptures. A few talented men apprenticed under him, and this
tradition has continued. A particular metal artist will have
assistants, who, as they mature in the art, will branch out and
begin expressing themselves with their own designs.
Today ARCF has selected a group of handcrafted artist in its
Steel Drum Decorative Design Project. Each metal art sculpture
is very labor intense and unique. Because of the intricate
designs within each piece no two pieces are exactly alike.
This makes your piece a special treasure that you and your
friends will appreciate for years to come. As in any art form,
some metal work is far superior to others. We have committed
ourselves to seeking out the very best metal artists.
This new project will enable ARCF not only to sustain its program,
but also contribute towards the construction of the "Soveyo Boarding School"
Click here (see our new collection)