Purple Violets Mango Wood Decorative Box Pair _artisan--novica-artisan-8661 dyed quartz

dyed quartz

was found by one of our program participant's out on the street during a rainstorm here in LA

Twenty-one carats of natural garnet are faceted into sterling silver settings

is hypnotic in a pair of toe rings from India

Meet Siblings Carl and Carley

Purple Violets Mango Wood Decorative Box Pair _artisan--novica-artisan-8661 dyed quartzNantana Sompamitre creates this pair of delightful boxes by carving mango wood into spheres. A violet motif adorns their smooth, lacquered surfaces. Sompamitre carves the desired shape and coats it with lacquer. Once dried it is polished, and another coat is applied up to twenty times before as many six coats of pure lacquer are present. The final layer is polished with powdered fired clay. Then the motifs are etched with a technique called lai kad