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Anturio-Leaf-WW24347
Price: $4.65 each
Quantity discounts -Less 10% for 12 to 23, Less 20% for 24 or more
Mix and Match all flowers for discounts.
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Selma
Calheira's A
commitment to the earth and its people |
| Humanity can
be greatly benefited when a determined individual with an artistic vision
and deep compassion for the less advantaged is able to turn that vision
into realty. Selma Abdon Calheira (Pronounced: Cal-yéira) is such
an individual. The flowers are the products of Cores da Terra - Earth Tones.
The name itself was coined by Selma because of her lifelong interest in
clay and an endless research into natural pigments. Even as child in the
countryside of Ibirataia in northern Brazil, she learned to sculpt clay
and fire it to create magnificent ceramic pieces. Selma's journey has resulted
in an amazingly successful enterprise which has brought extraordinary success
to the rural economy of Bahia. Through Selma's foresight, ingenuity and
artistic talent, she has created a market-driven community which catapulted
Cores da Terra into the high-end marketplace of international ceramics.
And the prices for these products include paying everyone, from floor sweeper
to ceramist, a respectable salary on which each can live comfortably and
with dignity. It should be noted that since the beginning, Selma purposely
looked to hire economically disadvantaged people, including women, children
and orphans. Nearly all of these people were unemployed. Today, they are
professional ceramists. And where she began with a staff of four, she now
has over 250 skilled employees and thousands of customers around the world. Please note that in June, 1998 Ms. Calheira was invited to exhibit her work at the Louvre in Paris. |
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