NOVICA Serving Utensils Kitchen Accessories From India 'Serve With Joy'

Novica works together with talented artists, artisans, and designers around the world to produce stunning, keepsake handmade treasures.About this item: Infuse your cooking days with the warm energy of the Indian forests. Artisan Ashish Mehta uses refined neem wood to hand-carve this set of two spatulas, whose distinctive shape allows handy use. Polished to enrich the wood's natural color and grain pattern, the set displays an inspirational embossed message that reads, "Serve with joy."Hand wash onlyWood grain and color can vary slightlyHand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightlyFood safeDry immediately with towelAbout our Artist: My name is Ashish Mehta and I was born in 1975 in the beautiful city of Jaipur, known as the 'Pink City of India.' I lost my father when I was 12 years old. My mother worked hard and struggled so that my siblings and I could have a good future. I am very proud of her. I became interested in carving when I was a and wondered how a wooden elephant was made. My curiosity to learn attracted me to arts and crafts. At first, I tried to learn on my own but I wasn't able to. I decided to learn from different people, who are masters in wood carving. I worked hard to learn this craft. It is very challenging to carve fine details on wood, but I love being able to shape wood into different figures. The wood I use is usually recycled. I'm very persistent and never give up. I am inspired by nature and learn from my mistakes. Currently, I'm the only carver in my family but I would love to teach my or anyone interested about the beauty of this craft. I want to spread the splendor of this art to the entire world and want people to appreciate the beauty of my work. I also dream about improving my community in the future. I'd like to open a clinic that offers free medicine to everyone because it's difficult to get proper

• Size: 0.3 x 12.5 x 2.4 inches
• Handmade by Novica artisans using time-honored traditional methods
• Includes an official card certifying the item is authentic, artisan crafted and of exceptional quality
• Quality craftsmanship: Novica works with artisan Ashish Mehta to craft this item
• Product info: Neem wood