Pierro Maxo Mural Template

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This mural template celebrates the amazing artwork of a Haitian artist named Pierre Maxo, and is now available for immediate download for the price of just $10. A multipage pdf file, this document will allow the user to create large murals (three size options) when colored in and taped back together. You can see a preview of the 9, 16 and 36 page versions of Mr. Maxo’s “Jungle” mural template HERE.

Complete instructions and color guide are included. To purchase, click the “Add to Cart” button to make your payment via Paypal. Download instructions will follow upon completion. All proceeds from the sale of this mural will benefit Project HOPE Art.

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beans, beans the magical fruit

Melissa Schilling Haitian Culture/Language

On this next trip to Haiti we have been busy working on health-based art projects. Composting, Waste Management, Sanitation and Cleanliness, Water Harvesting … just a few topics we would like to tackle.
One project that we’ve taken on in recent weeks deals with malnutrition. Artists Jenni Ward and Kathy Barbro are putting together an art project lesson plan, based on Jack and The Magic Beanstalk. Once we walk all the kids through the story of magic beans, we hope to give them each a few bean seedlings to take home and plant.
We have quite a few obstacles to overcome, namely safe, nutrient rich soils, thrivability in the intense tropical heat and knowledge to grow, harvest and collect bean seeds to make the art project sustainable once we are home in California.

It will be much easier to focus on acquiring vegetable-based proteins for children, pregnant women and the elderly than sourcing animal-based proteins. About 61 percent of the population of Haiti is classified as undernourished by the World Bank. Beans are relatively easy to grow and are easy to transport in seed form. One of our partners, Medishare is currently working on a protein rich project involving beans in the Thomonde community of Haiti’s Central Plateau, 41 miles northeast of Port-au-Prince.


Mineral deficiency can be reduced through bio-fortified staple foods like beans.

Malnutrition is a worry for young children, pregnant and lactating women, and older people. Haiti is the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country, which has resulted in pervasive malnutrition. Even prior to the earthquake in January 2010, one in three Haitian children under the age of five suffered from malnutrition. Today, thousands more are at risk of malnutrition as a result of the devastation from the earthquake. Malnourished children are five-to-eight times more likely to die from diseases such as diarrhea, pneumonia and measles than are well-nourished children.

There is much to learn about Haitian Food Customs as far as introducing more protein dense vegetables and fruits. Because Beans have 8-10 grams of protein per serving they are a great crop to introduce to gardens small and large. We are on the hunt to collect more and more information about specific bean varieties that will thrive in the humid, wet Haitian climate.

Download: Vegetable Protein Information

-melissa schilling

Green versus Brown

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Everyone on my plane was crying. Tears in their eyes. Even the men. Especially the men, as we glided serenely past the lush, bright, vibrant Dominican Republic and into the dusty, brown, tired, overworked landscape of Haiti.

The difference between the two at 10,000 feet is startling.

Later, I walked near an open air farmers market. And rode several times past Cite Soleil. No text book or anecdote could ever come close to teaching me about the slave trade in quite the same way.  Seeing tin shacks. Seeing the crystal blue Carribbean waters mucked brown with human feces. Seeing dusty roads full of people bathing right in the street without any privacy at all except perhaps wet underwear or shorts. Seeing some of the most beautiful faces I have ever laid eyes on trapped in dead end communities.

Seeing all that showed me what life must have been like under the rule of Europe, slaves imported to work like dogs in sugar, tobacco and cotton plantations and factories. Just walking in Haiti, let alone working, brings forth sweat. I could understand how Haiti came to be.

The first successful slave revolt nation. The only slave revolt nation. Somehow frozen in time. Like an archeological excavation on Pause.

Its a living history lesson.

Stretching so far into every facet of life. Agriculture. Architecture. Government. Politics. Sociology. Art. Culture. Way of life. Means of life. Geology. Numerology. War. Peace. Love.

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I was only in Haiti for 72 hours this time. And everytime I leave, tears stream down my face. I hate to leave Haiti. Despite everything that you must endure while in Haiti, it is quite possibly the most beautiful place in the world. Ready to inspire you with its frankness. Its openness. Its people. And its lessons. -MS

Benefit Voodoo Dinner in San Francisco

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Join us for a two special evenings of Food, Art, Music & helping out the impoverished kids of Haiti

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Swinging the vibrant culture, flavors and beats of Haiti to benefit childrens art program in Port-Au-Prince, brought to you by Hope Art & ThejetsetChef

N'ap Boule!  You're invited to our Haitian Voodoo Dinner. We appreicate your support and are gearing up for an explosion of Haitian food and local art. Join us Friday night for our gallery show with Dj's, Drinks & small plates. Or go big with us on Saturday night with our special 5 course dinner focused on Caribbean flavors.

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti 2011

Hope Art is giving a voice to those in Haitian tent Camps, schools, orphanages & hospitals through art thearpy. We are exploring the arts as a catalyst for healing and Hope Art is inspiring others to create as a way to cope with the days problems. Life goes on in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti after the devestating earthquake of 2010, but it goes on in a hastily constructed tarp and cardboard make-shift town with little acess to any kind of social services. Time has passed but little has improved and more disjointed families feel hopeless.
Support:

Voodoo Gallery Opening June 10th. 2011 8:30pm till Midnight
Drinks, Music and Art (Suggested Donation: $5.00)

Friday night we will be hosting an art show featuring paintings and drawings from the some of the children of Haiti interspersed with artwork donated from local artists. We will have music, local art raffles, drink specials, a short film about our childern's art program and a chance to mingle with and learn from the people who are putting this event together. If you want to help out and are on a budget then come out, have a drink, buy a raffle ticket and involve yourself in the conversation.

Voodoo Dinner & Art Show June 11th, 2011 6pm & 8:30pm seatings
Dinner, Drinks Music and Art. ($45 for dinner, $65 with beverage pairing)

Saturday night we are having a full-on sit down family style dinner with food from The JetsetChef. The night will include music, drinking, food and a lot of surprises. We are offering 2 seating on Saturday night, 6:00pm and 8:30pm.

We also are offering a VIP table with 10 seats for $1000.00 Dollars. This ticket will include some extra goodies including a group photo, extra caviar course, champagne upon arrival and a lot of extra goodies.

Please come and support a good cause & have a good time

Featured Artists:
Austin Hill, Elizabeth Marley, Moses Hacmon, Katy Jeanne, Katy Atchison, Jen Reyneri, Susan Ulatoski, Luke Ratto, Julie Koopman, Shawna Healy, Jenni Ward and many many more bright lights who know that "Art is the Universal Language!"

Contact:
artdinner@projecthopeart.org

www.TheJetsetChef.com