Purple Violets Mango Wood Decorative Box Pair _artisan--novica-artisan-3803 Malleable enough to be adjustable

Malleable enough to be adjustable

This hand-painted batik robe is a truly original work of art

Detailed in beige

The woven shawl is a modern version of the jamawar style

and findings by women jewelry artisans from a workshop outside of Nodia

Purple Violets Mango Wood Decorative Box Pair _artisan--novica-artisan-3803 Malleable enough to be adjustableNantana 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