Novica Gifts
Art glass centerpiece, 'Red Sea'
Crimson swirls seductively through a bubbly blue sea. Fusing hand-painted pigments between crystal panes, Anna Pardal creates a superb example of art glass. The colorful centerpiece reveals unusual clarity and beauty.
Merchant: NOVICA
Wood and bamboo tapestry rod, 'Butterfly' (small)
Ketut Kartika crafts a beautiful tapestry rod that hovers on butterfly wings. Working in Balinese sono, or black rosewood, he shapes the butterflies and adds rings of bamboo for contrast. "I hope you like this new design, " he says. "I love to mix bamboo together with other woods.
Merchant: NOVICA
Coconut picture frame, 'Polka Dots' (4x6)
Scattering polka dots across the rich grain of coconut wood, Ketut Kartika crafts a handsome picture frame of natural Balinese materials. He creates the playful pattern with bamboo rings. Perfect to showcase favorite photos, it is original and beautiful.
Merchant: NOVICA
Silk batik scarf, 'Tropical Tamarind in Black'
Nature inspires the batik art that adorns this luxurious silk scarf. From Melati's collection in Bali, the scarf features dancing vines filled with tamarind leaves. The scarf is presented most handsomely in a linen and suede gift box.
Merchant: NOVICA
Art glass tray, 'Refinement'
Vivid red flows smoothly toward deep earth tones like fiery lava that slowly cools. Pedro Mauricio Rocha traps the rich, hand-painted colors between crystalline panes to achieve an astonishing clarity. Each piece of art glass is absolutely unique, as no two are ever identical.
Merchant: NOVICA
Teak relief panel, 'Deer in the Forest'
Nittaya Cherdchu captures the slender grace of a deer that leaps lightly through the forest. Carving each detail by hand, she depicts the lush vegetation of the jungle in teakwood.
Merchant: NOVICA