Haitian steel drum art is world renown, and Haiti’s mecca for this art form is located in the compact village of Noailles within Croix des Bouquets. Singing Rooster LOVEs this village
Transforming an Oil Drum into a Canvas – Haiti’s Iron Village / Croix des Bouquets
We explain how Haitians transform oil drums into art. #Singingrooster has been a patron of oil drum art/hammered metal for years. Join us.
Purchase Metal Crosses, Handmade in Haiti
Singing Rooster carries a large variety of metal crosses online. Shop today and support small producer metal artists in Croix des Bouquets. Our handmade metal crosses come in all shapes and sizes. They’re the perfect gift idea for confirmation, Easter, baptism, birthdays or an anniversary. More than a perfect present, great gift idea, we’ve been working with our artist partners for YEARS. Your purchase supports their work, their families, their community we’ve grown to love. To learn more about the sweet little metal art village, … Read More
This is a story of compassion, generosity, kindness.
Meet Daniel & Cat Moretz – owners of a coffee shop in Jupiter Florida: i Need Coffee t’s small. Unassuming. They opened about a year ago… in the middle of a pandemic.
Meet Gonzales Seignon, Haitian Metal Artist
On occasion, when we remember, when we’re not terribly exhausted, and when presented the opportunity, we enjoy interviewing the Rooster’s metal artists to learn more about their lives, inspirations, dreams for their city, selves. We learn many things during short on the cuff conversations — including that employment options for Haitians are dismal. Haitians tend to “choose” jobs around a couple of things: where they live and anything that brings in money. Even those who attend higher education (not many), may resort to metal art … Read More