Parwana Brass Ashtray
In Urdu poetry, the parwana doesn’t fear the flame, it is completed by it. I named this piece after that idea. An ashtray holds what fire leaves behind, and it should be worthy of that. The form comes from two places: a butterfly’s open wings and the scalloped edge of...
The Craft
Hand-Hammering
Raised from a flat sheet under thousands of hammer blows, the dimpled surface a record of the making.
Cutwork
Openwork lace pierced clean through the metal by hand with a fine needle.
Engraving / Qalamzani
Cut into the metal line by line with a fine steel chisel, the qalam.
Naqsheen
Floral and geometric patterns chased into the surface freehand by the naqash.
Sand Casting
Molten brass poured into a sand mould packed by hand, then broken open to free the piece.
Used in this piece| Variants |
Gold, Meena |
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