Ti Maché

FUNDRAISER: Ti Mache – Haitian Art Sale

Posted in Ti Maché on April 2nd, 2010 by Jen – Comments Off

Host: Jennifer Wenger
USF Cohort P1309
Zanmi Lakay
Location:
Jen’s Bungalow
240 Bancroft Way
Pacifica, CA 94044 US
When: Sunday, April 11, 11:00AM to 5:00PM
Phone: 650-302-8405
Please stop by our Open House to support the Haitian non-profit “Zanmi Lakay!” We will be selling Haitian art, accepting donations (see below), viewing recent photos of Haiti and enjoying food, Haitian rum cocktails and music! All is welcome – Please bring friends!

http://www.zanmilakay.org

Donation Wish List: Tax-Deductible donations for our programs and earthquake assistance, digital cameras, care bag items-travel size shampoos and soaps, combs, mini paper pads/pens, vitamin C candy, t-shirts, non-battery compact games (dominos, cards, beach balls, etc.)

Zanmi Lakay ‘s

Ti Maché

A sale of Haitian Folk Art

Proceeds provide aid and education to current and former street children in Haiti and support to artisan families.

Hosted by USF Cohort P1309

Sunday April 11, 2010

11:00 am – 5:00 pm

240 Bancroft Way

Pacifica, CA 94044

Our sale includes paper maché art and bowls made by

children in Jacmel, a variety of brightly painted recycled

metal pieces, unique traditional metal sculpture,

Vodou flags, and little magnets.

Wish List: Tax-Deductible donations for our programs and

earthquake assistance, Digital Cameras, Care Bag Items-travel size

shampoos and soaps, combs, mini paper pads/pens, vitamin C candy,

t-shirts, non-battery compact games (dominos, cards, beach balls, etc.)

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Please check out www.ZanmiLakayBlog.org for info on our recent trip.

If you need to reach us: 650.359.6225 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              650.359.6225      end_of_the_skype_highlighting or info@ZanmiLakay.org

Sale! Beautiful Beaded and Sequin Haitian Ceremonial Flags 20% off!

Posted in Ti Maché on December 18th, 2009 by Jen – Comments Off

Haiti’s Ceremonial tapestries, or Vodou Flags, are sacred banners of sequins and beads handmade by artists with the assistance of neighbors and family members and can take more than two weeks to produce.

They are the most celebrated genre of Vodou’s sacred arts. The ritual flags of meticulously sewn sequins and beads form a mosaic (think sequin paintings) that blend traditional African religions brought to Haiti by slaves with the adopted Catholicism of their former masters, and are trimmed with a satin backing and border. They are displayed in the Vodou sanctuaries and carried at the commencement of a ceremony. Each flag depicts the vévé symbol or image of the spirit to which it is devoted, and each spirit embodies unique characteristics.

If you have questions about a particular spirit, please let me know. Each Vodou Flag comes with an explanation card and corresponding vévé, and I can email you a description.

Haitian Vodou flags have been the center of numerous museum exhibits, including the Sacred Arts of Vodou that toured museums such as the Smithsonian Institute and the Museum of Natural History. They can be found for much higher prices in New York galleries and abroad.

Zanmi Lakay supports the artisans of Haiti and their families, not only to keep them working but to promote the beauty and traditions of Haiti’s rich culture. Proceeds from the sales of these flags funds our educational and outreach programs with Haitian street children. Sale price is 20% off description prices, and payments can be made via paypal through this site or by check to Zanmi Lakay. Thank you for your support!

100% beaded Erzulie Dantor by Fortil - 42" x 47" - $600.00

100% beaded Erzulie Dantor by Fortil 42" x 47" - $600.00

Special sequins and beaded LaSirene by Ann Marie Pierre Moreau - 20" x 28" - $400

Special sequins and beaded LaSirene by Ann Marie Pierre Moreau - 20" x 28" - $400.00

Sequin and beaded Gran Bwa with Dambala and Erzulie by Georges Valris - 23" x 35" - $400

Sequin and beaded Gran Bwa with Dambala and Erzulie by Georges Valris - 23" x 35" - $400.00

Sequin and beaded Simbi by Gusnold - 27" x 33 1/2" - $300.00

Sequin and beaded Simbi by Gusnold - 27" x 33 1/2" - $300.00

Sequin and beaded (outlined in pearl beads) Baron Samedi with Dambala by Georges Valris - 15" x 18 1/2" - $65.00

Sequin and beaded (outlined in pearl beads) Baron Samedi with Dambala by Georges Valris - 15" x 18 1/2" - $65.00

Sequin and special beads Marassa Trois by SJ - 30" x 30" - $450.00

Sequin and special beads Marassa Trois by SJ 30" x 30" - $450.00

Special sequins and beaded LaSirene by Ann Marie Pierre Moreau - 20" x 28" - $450.00

Special sequins and beaded LaSirene by Ann Marie Pierre Moreau - 20" x 28" - $450.00
Sequin and beaded Marassa by Maxon - 25" x 34" - $375.00

Sequin and beaded Marassa by Maxon - 25" x 34" - $375.00

Sequin and beaded Lasirene by Georges Valris - 34" x 42" - $400.00

Sequin and beaded Lasirene by Georges Valris - 34" x 42" - $400.00

SOLD OUT

Sequin and beaded LaSirene by Maxon - 24" x 18" - $200

Sequin and beaded LaSirene by Maxon - 24" x 18" - $200.00

SOLD OUT

Ti Maché at International Holiday Crafts Fair this weekend in Berkeley!

Posted in Ti Maché on November 24th, 2009 by Jen – Comments Off

Recycled painted metal welcome signThis Saturday and Sunday November 28th and 29th!

Zanmi Lakay will have our biggest sale of the year at this event, and since we’re gearing up for our January/February trip to Haiti we really need to sell some art. Come on over to Berkeley and support the kids and many other fantastic nonprofits selling really great items, have some tea, and do some quality holiday shopping. Zanmi Lakay will have paper maché fish ornaments made by children in Jacmel along with our usual painted recycled metal art, Vodou flags, beaded purses, traditional metal art, etc. Flyer attached to print out and post. This is a free event. Please pass this on!

We are collecting digital cameras for our Photography Workshops with children – please check around for cameras you and friends are no longer using so street children in Haiti can put them to good use!

EBSC’s 17th Annual

International Holiday Crafts Fair 2009

Saturday November 28 and Sunday November 29

10:00 am – 3:00 pm both days

The First Congregational Church

2345 Channing Way at Dana in Berkeley

Unique art and world crafts from Africa, Kurdistan, Central America, Haiti, Palestine, Asia, Guatemala, Afghanistan, Mexico, and Tibet

Purchases provide artisans with fair wages and proceeds benefit local refugee work, women’s coops in Central America, Asia and Africa, and two organizations supporting children in Haiti.

Upcoming Ti Maché (little market) Dates

Posted in Ti Maché on September 22nd, 2009 by Jen – Comments Off

Greetings from Zanmi Lakay!

Here are the dates for our Fall and Winter Ti Maché sales. These sales are held throughout the year to benefit our programs for street children. We sell beautiful Haitian Folk Art purchased directly from artisans in Haiti and sell it to our community increasing awareness of the beauty and culture of our neighboring island nation.

If you would like to host a Ti Maché in your home, business, or community, please contact us!

Come on by to say hello, bring friends, and spread the word!

Pacifica Fog Festival
September 26 and 27
Saturday and Sunday
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
all along Palmetto Avenue, Pacifica, CA

East Bay Sanctuary Covenant’s 17th Annual Holiday Craft Fair
November 28 and 29
Saturday and Sunday
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
The First Congregational Church
2345 Channing Way (at Dana)
Berkeley, CA

Ti Maché for Social Justice Holiday Sale
Saturday, December 12 – about 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Sunday, December 13 – about 7:00 am – 3:00 pm
Christ the King Catholic Church
199 Brandon Road
Pleasant Hill, CA

Report Back from Haiti and Ti Maché Trunk Sale Event!

Posted in Ti Maché on July 24th, 2009 by Jen – Be the first to comment

Come check out the children’s work from our May/June 2009 Photography Workshops and past Workshops! We’ll report on our recent trip, our first digital Photo Workshop with 30 kids at ACFFC in Jacmel, and our new collaboration with a group of 25 children in Cite Soleil. The Haitian Folk Art Sale benefits our programs with street children in Haiti – we are fundraising for our new school sponsorship program so young children can begin their education in September, for our continuing program that finances school and rent for 12 teens, and our outreach programs. Join us at the Palo Alto home of our generous partner who assisted us in Haiti, Susan Bradley!
Come on by and enjoy Guy’s famous Rhum Punch, purchase beautiful Haitian Folk Art for your home and garden, and find out what we’re up to. Our sale includes wonderful paper maché art made by the children at ACFFC.

Saturday August 1, 2009 from 1 – 6 pm
Report presentation at 4:00 pm

1312 Parkinson Avenue, Palo Alto, CA  94301

Contact Jen Pantaléon:
jetphire@aol.com
650.359.6225
OR
Contact Susan Bradley:
sibnotes@sbcglobal.net
650.329.1695

We brought back all sorts of beautiful new art! You will be amazed at the variety of brightly painted recycled metal art, traditional metal sculpture, Vodou flags, candle holders, beaded purses, paintings, paper maché, macrame bracelets, and other wonderful Haitian goodies.

For Care Bags we continually collect new or almost new t-shirts, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, compact non-battery games (dominos, cards, marbles, etc.), little notebooks/pens, travel shampoos/conditioners/lotions, and other items such as combs, floss, or vitamin C candy that all fit in a ziplock.

Thanks and hope to see you on Saturday!

View a  PDF version of the flyer

Ti Maché Trunk Show and Open House

Posted in Ti Maché on March 6th, 2009 by Jen – Be the first to comment

Haitian Art Sale to Benefit Children in Haiti

Enjoy some traditional Soup Joumou or one of Guy’s Rhum Punches and help us prepare for our Haiti trip, organize Care Bags, and buy a beautiful piece of Haitian Folk Art for your garden. We have a special project and are raising funds for a field trip with children from Cite Soleil that are participating in one of our Photography Workshops next month in Haiti.

Sunday May 10th

1 – 6 pm

153 Montecito Avenue, Pacifica, CA  94044
Come on by, enjoy some soup, buy some art, and see what we’re up to.

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