Organic Tree of Life Wall Decor, Hanging Artwork from Haiti, 23 Inch Round Metal Sculpture, Handmade in from Recycled Steel Barrels, Fair Trade Federation Certified : Home & Kitchen

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Handmade Wall Hanging Sculptures from Recycled Metal While visiting Haiti, I fell in love with metal art. I loved that it was made with recycled oil barrels, and was left in awe at the amount of work and detail that went into each item. More so I loved the people. From there I had the goal of helping fight poverty through art and It’s Cactus was born. Our metal art is made from recycled oil barrels. Laborers remove the ends of the drum and place them inside the remianing cylinder along with scrap paper and dried banana or sugar cane leaves. By igniting it, it removes all the paint and residue. They are left with a blank canvas to work on! The artist then takes over, chalking his intended design on the prepared metal. Then, with the use of simple hand tools, he cuts the form, and begins pounding and shaping out intricate decorative patterns. At times, we have also collaborated with our artists in order to bring both of our visions to reality. It's hard to believe that the oil barrels that we see in the first image have been transformed to the various metal art sculptures that we have in our shop. The amount of work, time, and talent that goes into each item makes them intricately beautiful and unique.

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