Collection: Cowries

Artist: Car Arvy

22.5cm (H) x 8cm (W) x 6.5cm (D)

439 Grams

90% Portuguese beeswax, 10% PR537.5 Portuguese gum rosin, cotton wick, Nylon thread

Original hand carved piece

Umama
“Mother”

Part of the Cowries Collection, this sculpture is inspired by elements of traditional African hand-carved wooden dolls and figurative objects adorned with beads and cowrie shells. Many of these carry associations with fertility, protection, identity and community, and reflect the beliefs and artistic traditions of the cultures from which they originate.

The warmth of the golden beeswax contributes to the richness of their tales and meanings. Hand-carved in beeswax, they echo the forms and physicality of their wooden counterparts, while handmade beads and cowrie shells bring another layer of texture and reference. Sculptural in form, they are candles too — made to exist somewhere between object and flame. Ideally not burned.

Collection: Cowries

Artist: Car Arvy

22.5cm (H) x 7cm (W) x 6.5 (D)

494 grams

90% Portuguese beeswax, 10% PR537.5 Portuguese pine rosin, cotton wick, Nylon thread

Original carved piece

Utata
“Father”

Part of the Cowries Collection, this sculpture is inspired by elements of traditional African hand-carved wooden dolls and figurative objects adorned with beads and cowrie shells. Many of these carry associations with fertility, protection, identity and community, and reflect the beliefs and artistic traditions of the cultures from which they originate.

The warmth of the golden beeswax contributes to the richness of their tales and meanings. Hand-carved in beeswax, they echo the forms and physicality of their wooden counterparts, while handmade beads and cowrie shells bring another layer of texture and reference. Sculptural in form, they are candles too — made to exist somewhere between object and flame. Ideally not burned.

Collection: Cowries

Artist: Car Arvy

23cm (H) x 7.5cm (W) x 7cm (D)

462 grams

90% Portuguese beeswax, 10% PR537.5 Portuguese gum rosin cotton wick, Nylon thread.

Original hand carved piece.

Isiketi
“Skirt”

Part of the Cowries Collection, this sculpture is inspired by elements of traditional African hand-carved wooden dolls and figurative objects adorned with beads and cowrie shells. Many of these carry associations with fertility, protection, identity and community, and reflect the beliefs and artistic traditions of the cultures from which they originate.

The warmth of the golden beeswax contributes to the richness of their tales and meanings. Hand-carved in beeswax, they echo the forms and physicality of their wooden counterparts, while handmade beads and cowrie shells bring another layer of texture and reference. Sculptural in form, they are candles too — made to exist somewhere between object and flame. Ideally not burned.

Collection: Cowries

Artist: Car Arvy

20cm (H) x 6.5cm (W) x 6cm (D)

367 grams

90% Portuguese beeswax, 10% Portuguese cotton wick, Nylon thread

Original hand carved piece.

Mwanamume mwenye upara
“A bald man”

This two toned sculpture is part of the Cowries Collection, this sculpture is inspired by elements of traditional African hand-carved wooden dolls and figurative objects adorned with beads and cowrie shells. Many of these carry associations with fertility, protection, identity and community, and reflect the beliefs and artistic traditions of the cultures from which they originate.

The warmth of the golden beeswax contributes to the richness of their tales and meanings. Hand-carved in beeswax, they echo the forms and physicality of their wooden counterparts, while handmade beads and cowrie shells bring another layer of texture and reference. Sculptural in form, they are candles too — made to exist somewhere between object and flame. Ideally not burned.

Collection: Cowries

Artist: Car Arvy

31cm (H) x 5cm (W) x 5cm (D)

238 grams

90% Portuguese beeswax, 10% PR537.5 Portuguese gum rosin, cotton wick, Nylon thread

Original hand carved piece.

Indoda Ende
“A tall man”

Part of the Cowries Collection, this sculpture is inspired by elements of traditional African hand-carved wooden dolls and figurative objects adorned with beads and cowrie shells. Many of these carry associations with fertility, protection, identity and community, and reflect the beliefs and artistic traditions of the cultures from which they originate.

The warmth of the golden beeswax contributes to the richness of their tales and meanings. Hand-carved in beeswax, they echo the forms and physicality of their wooden counterparts, while handmade beads and cowrie shells bring another layer of texture and reference. Sculptural in form, they are candles too — made to exist somewhere between object and flame. Ideally not burned.

Collection: Cowries

Artist: Car Arvy

21cm (H) x 10cm (W) x 9cm (D)

450 grams

90% Portuguese beeswax, 10% PR537.5 Portuguese gum rosin, cotton wick, Nylon thread

Original hand carved piece.

Mtu-Pweza
“Octopus man”

Part of the Cowries Collection, this sculpture is inspired by elements of traditional African hand-carved wooden dolls and figurative objects adorned with beads and cowrie shells. Many of these carry associations with fertility, protection, identity and community, and reflect the beliefs and artistic traditions of the cultures from which they originate.

The warmth of the golden beeswax contributes to the richness of their tales and meanings. Hand-carved in beeswax, they echo the forms and physicality of their wooden counterparts, while handmade beads and cowrie shells bring another layer of texture and reference. Sculptural in form, they are candles too — made to exist somewhere between object and flame. Ideally not burned.

Collection: The Simpsons

Artist: Car Arvy

22cm (H) x 7cm (W) x 6cm (D)

441 grams

90% Portuguese Beeswax, 10% PR537.5 Portuguese pine rosin, cotton wick, nylon thread

Original hand carved piece

Patty

The Simpsons collection takes elements from traditional wooden carved dolls and twists them through the obscure characteristics of The Simpsons characters.

Patty is inspired by Patty Bouvier’s unmistakable poofy hair, reimagined here as a simple half-circle shape, set above an elongated neck covered in rows of hand-rolled round beads.

Each sculpture is hand carved from a solid chunk of Portuguese beeswax, with every bead individually rolled and shaped by hand. Sculptural in form, they are candles too — made to exist somewhere between object and flame. Ideally not burned.

Collection: The Simpsons

Artist: Car Arvy

22cm (H) x 9.5cm (W) x 8.5cm (D)

635 grams

90% Portuguese beeswax, 10% PR537.5 Portuguese pine rosin, cotton wick, Nylon thread

Original hand carved piece

Homer

The Simpsons collection takes elements from traditional wooden carved dolls and twists them through the obscure characteristics of The Simpsons characters.

Homer bears almost no resemblance to Homer — except for the two things that matter. A perfectly round bald head and a large, round tummy are enough to give him away.

Each sculpture is hand carved from a solid chunk of Portuguese beeswax, with every detail shaped by hand. Sculptural in form, they are candles too — made to exist somewhere between object and flame. Ideally not burned.

Collection: The Simpsons

Artist: Car Arvy

23cm (H) x 9.5cm (W) x 7cm (D)

424 grams

90% Portuguese beeswax, 10% PR537.5 Portuguese pine rosin, cotton wick, nylon thread

Original hand carved piece

Maggie

The Simpsons collection takes elements from traditional wooden carved dolls and twists them through the obscure characteristics of The Simpsons characters. Maggie is built around her unmistakable spiky silhouette, softened into a broad, rounded burst of wax halo on top of her head.

Each sculpture is hand carved from a solid chunk of Portuguese beeswax, with every bead individually rolled and shaped by hand. Sculptural in form, they are candles too — made to exist somewhere between object and flame. Ideally not burned.

Collection: The Simpsons

Artist: Car Arvy

19cm (H) x 8cm (W) x 7cm (D)

514 grams

90% Portuguese beeswax, 10% PR537.5 Portuguese pine rosin, nylon thread, cotton wick

Original hand carved piece

The little prince Bart

The Simpsons collection takes elements from traditional wooden carved dolls and twists them through the obscure characteristics of The Simpsons characters.

The Little Prince Bart is a simple figure with one distinctly Bart-like feature: a strange, carved crown of hair rising from the top of his head. Undecided if he is more of The little prince or Bart Simpson.

Each sculpture is hand carved from a solid chunk of Portuguese beeswax, with every detail shaped by hand. Sculptural in form, they are candles too — made to exist somewhere between object and flame. Ideally not burned.