Incense Stick Holder – Shankh Golden Rutile literally "eight fragrances

literally "eight fragrances

basalt: the rock that was molten and cooled solid

and a blank postcard with envelope

then forms a dark charred crust as the aroma deepens

The surface detail - the central Eye and the geometric rim - is integral to the casting rather than separately applied

Incense Stick Holder – Shankh Golden Rutile literally "eight fragrancesHand carved soapstone in the form of a shankh the Sanskrit name for the conch shell. The piece references the Indian or chank shell (Turbinella pyrum) that has been carved and decorated across the Indian Ocean trade region for at least three thousand years, with the natural spiral chamber of the conch translated into stone. Soapstone (mineralogical name steatite) is the carver's stone soft enough to follow the conch's complex curves, dense enough to