Beyond Borders

Decor with a Conscience

Beyond Borders is a Fair Trade company based in Salinas California. The company's mission is to help artists in Haiti make not only a “living wage,” but a wage that will improve their standard of living. Beyond Borders employs 24 artists who now have their own micro businesses and these artists in turn employ between 6 and 67 people.

Monthly, Beyond Borders invests $22,000 - $34,000 in artisans living in a country where poverty is extreme and unemployment is the commonplace.

Haitian Garden Art

The artist begins with a 55 gallon oil barrel which they split open and flatten out as a large “sheet of canvas.” He first sketches out the design with chalk then cuts the steel using only a hammer and a nail. The round sculptures are made from the lid or bottom of a 55 gallon barrel.

Each sculpture is signed by the artist; The sculptures are recycled, hand made and beautiful.

Beyond Borders is a proud member of the Fair Trade Federation

These sculptures are great indoor or out: For outdoor use the varnish will wear away over time and the sculpture will begin to rust naturally or you can maintain the original look by spraying it with a clear enamel every couple of years.