Freestanding Painted Peace Tree

For the Fire Goddess — peace, hand-cut from something that used to hold oil.

There is a poetry to this that Woodstock itself couldn't have scripted: an oil drum, of all things, flattened in a Haitian courtyard and reborn as a tree blooming with painted flowers and a peace sign. The artisans of Le Primitif work in the tradition Georges Liautaud began in the late 1950s — chalk on steel, then mallet and chisel, entirely by hand. No two pieces come out alike, and their dimensions and finish vary slightly, which is exactly how it should be.

Stand it on a shelf, a desk, or beside the garden gate — a four-and-a-half-inch manifesto that says peace isn't passive, it's made. One in the shop.

Approx. 4.5" x 4.5" x 1" · Hand-chiseled, hand-painted recycled steel, freestanding · Made in Haiti · Wipe with a dry cloth; shelter from harsh weather to keep the paint bright