Gray Soapstone Cat

If you're a cat lover, you will love this sleeping cat. It is made of grey soapstone and was hand-carved by our Haitian Artisans. The stone is soaked in water to make it easier to handle. It then is hammered, chiseled, and filed to get the right lines. This process could take hours depending on the piece they are creating. They then sand and buff to get the soft luster on the pieces.

Figurine Measures 2-1/4'' high x 3-7/8'' wide x 3'' deep Handmade in Haiti and fair trade imported. Artisan Business Network. Empowering Haiti's Artisan Culture to Improve Community Wellbeing Haiti is often considered the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. Haitian artisans live in a country where the political climate and hardships imposed by economic embargos and sanctions in the 1990s have contributed to poverty and accelerated environmental degradation. Health care and education are unobtainable dreams for the impoverished 75-80% majority. But ABN is helping artisans.