Materials
Paraffin, beeswax, and the honest truth about what burns cleanly
Every wax has a character. After six years of working with both, here is what I have learned about choosing the right one for the right piece.
Notes on craft, materials, process, and the quiet ceremony of making. Written from Kalyani, West Bengal — irregularly, and only when something is worth saying.
Wax has memory. The first time you light a candle, you are teaching it how to behave for the rest of its life. Most people do not know this. This is the story of one small act that changes everything.
Read this pieceEvery wax has a character. After six years of working with both, here is what I have learned about choosing the right one for the right piece.
Every year, Diwali asks the same question: how do you make something that already means everything feel new? This year we answered with form instead of decoration.
Fragrance is the invisible half of a scented candle. Finding oils that are both safe and complex is one of the quieter crafts within the craft.
Warm wax is clay. Cool wax is stone. Every petal, every curve, every texture exists in the narrow window between those two states. Here is what that feels like.
A custom candle is not a product picked from a catalogue. It is a conversation, a brief, a sample, and finally a made object. Walk through the whole process.
The word মোমবাতি is two syllables older than the studio. Unpacking its etymology led me back through centuries of Bengali domestic life, ceremony, and light.
More writing is always underway. The studio is small and the work comes first — but words accumulate. Come back when the light changes.