Purple Violets Mango Wood Decorative Box Pair Aid to Artisans - Haiti They appear in many Thai

They appear in many Thai proverbs and sayings

Spring Ring Clasp

Beautiful stone and brass filigree combine in this handcrafted pendant necklace

Leather & brass

Each piece of this set is handmade and myriad tiny bubbles float throughout aquamarine highball glasses by Javier and Efrén

Purple Violets Mango Wood Decorative Box Pair Aid to Artisans - Haiti They appear in many ThaiNantana 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