Purple Violets Mango Wood Decorative Box Pair _artisan--artisan-business-network-tag-boilerplate adding a touch of brilliance

adding a touch of brilliance and making it a stunning keepsake

hollow eyes that stare into the distance

The classic

brass & copper powder coating

as it is known to Mayan weavers in Guatemala

Purple Violets Mango Wood Decorative Box Pair _artisan--artisan-business-network-tag-boilerplate adding a touch of brillianceNantana 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