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We are a globally inspired online retail store that cares about people and the planet. Origin is an international e-commerce store featuring Fair Trade, Eco-friendly, and maker-to-market goods from around the world.
For us, it’s about the artisans and their communities.
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Haitian Metal Wall Art from Criox Des Bouquet - Haiti
When you visit Croix des Bouquets, the area of town known for Haitian metal art in the capital of Port-Au-Prince, you are met with a cacophony of tink, tink, tink as ball peen hammers strike sheets of steel. The sheets are cut from steel drums colored by oil and other liquids the drums at one time held. The process of turning sheets of metal into beautiful wall art is all done by hand, from cutting holes that become edges of trees and leaves, to accenting each lizard with a texture of scales, to painting or lacquering the final design. The artists are proud of their work, signing the pieces on the back side, leaving a raised, reversed signature on the front.
