intricate design

Master Balinese carver Wayan Rendah designs and crafts this wonderful sculpture of Buddha making the mudra gesture, which is used to affirm sacred vows. The artisan hand carves the figure from crocodile wood with intricate details before polishing the surface for a subtle luster.

A statuette shaped like a lotus flower bud features intricate floral and leaf motifs carved both on the exterior and the interior. And if you open it, there is also a surprise inside: a figure of Buddha in a meditation pose. Designed by Balinese artisan Wayan Rendah, the two-piece statuette is a stunning decorative accent carved by hand from local crocodile wood.

Here to inspire you to discover inner peace and embrace your connection with the universe, this suar wood wall relief panel by Eka of Bali is carved with an intricate blooming lotus design around the rim to protect a Sanskrit Om in the center. The letter, too, is embellished with swirling floral motifs, evoking the gentle aura of flowers, fitting for the call to harmony that this panel symbolizes. In Hindu and Buddhist traditions, Om is a mantra used in yoga and other rituals to promote the replenishment of the spirit and body; however, placing this panel on the wall of your home or work space is another excellent way to invite peace into your life.

Intricate spiral and leaf motifs capture the beauty of nature, surrounding an elegantly-realized omkara symbol for om, a meditative mantra found in Hinduism and Buddhism that expresses a universal connection between all things. Balinese artisan Made Mulyani designs this relief panel, carving it by hand of local suar wood. She paints it white and gives it a distressed finish for a characteristic addition to your home.