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document.write("<h3><strong>Gerald Bernado</strong></h3>");
document.write("<p>The curious matter of the shop sign was settled by getting the answers to a few simple questions from Gerald himself.  Gerald, in this picture taken a few years ago, was holding a very old sign from the original shop he opened with Claude Baptiste, another metal sculptor. Assuming the sign featured the two partners in action, we asked Gerald which one was him.  &quot;The one on the left,&quot; was the reply.  &quot;The white guy?&quot; &quot;Yes,&quot; he responded with a twinkle in his eye. Evidently a good joke is in there somewhere. </p><p>When Claude died, Gerald kept the workshop open and brought in his nephew, Jimmy Prophet to work with him. Eventually, Gerald replaced the sign and renamed his shop, &quot;Tipa Tipa&quot; which means &quot;bit by bit in Haitian Kreyol. Together, Jimmy and Gerald create wonderful tree-of-life images, full of joy and humor, just as they are themselves.   </p>");
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