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A light at the end of the tunnel!

Our handwoven cotton yarn dye pillows in the softest cotton. It takes days to set up the loom.  The artisan women then interpret our designs by eye- so no two are the same depending on the warp yarns.  Remember"weft" is left and warp is the long, north facing yarns.  Made in Kerala using ancient techniques, by hand and with lots of love!

Nothing feels like spring more than bringing the outside inside and celebrating it with a beautiful object.  Alabaster chalice vase? Meet two perfect, waxy tulips. You both glow from within (as is proof of these photographs)! They can't take a bad one!   Special guest star is our black soapstone round tray! Both made by hand (sans the tulips) and with a lot of love!

Yeah, it's hard.  When we started this, when it was just an idea- one we've literally had forever, we thought we could simply take our knowledge and experience, which is quite substantial, and apply it to this and, voilà! Well, nah, it doesn't work like that. Time to learn new things! We love making things, and just about everything inspires us.  We love what we are just about to bring to you and so we are trying to use what we have to bring something fresh to you.  So, yeah I learned how to animate something (although my husband tells me there is an easier and better way) and I'm OK with that. 

  I guess at this point you wouldn't know it, but we love color.  I think for both of us, we like to start with simple neutrals.  Keeping it simple is everything to us.  We are inspired by the materials, so this is why we are starting out with such a simple palette.  It's the materials that speak to us.  Paper, pencil, charcoal, cotton, silk, wood, metal, stone.