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document.write("<p>Born in the city of Mirbalais in the mountainous interior of Haiti in 1979, Decembre Yinder moved away from his family to Croix-des-Bouquets to pursue art and education.  He was taken under wing by a local priest, who not only taught him English, but also got him into metal painting, something he enjoyed very much.  Ever inquisitive, he became intrigued by metal sculpture and soon joined the shop of Augustin Jhonson.</p><p>The future seemed tenuously bright.  Though his father had died and he felt the responsibility of providing for his four brothers and two sisters, he had skill and an artist’s hand.  There was hope.  The earthquake changed everything. In the violent convulsions of the earth, his home and one of his brothers were lost. Through the support of It's Cactus, through trade and tenacity, the worst part is over.  Hope glimmers again.</p><p>Decembre thinks about his metal art designs day and night.  More than a habit, it is almost like breathing for him. Currently, he is working on sun-faced figures.  He imagines the playful, happy children in his designs as having visited the sun and being transformed by it.  The thought makes him smile.  “They represent the sun shining on my future. If I can sell them, I can build my house and take care of my brothers and sisters.  I have faith that everything is going to be okay.” </p>");
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