Bees & Wild Flowers - Mini Gourd Jewelry Box
New for 2024! Bees are feasting on wild flowers and remind us to enjoy and protect the beautiful outdoors. This natural gourd box with bees may serve as a jewelry box on a nightstand, a classy wrap for a precious gift or use to keepsake little treasures. This contemporary bee and flower motif is the result of over 20 years of artistic collaboration between our designers and master gourd artists Pablo and Ana Hurtado. Meticulously handcrafted by skilled artisans in Cochas, Peru.
Designs come assorted. Shape, size and carved details will vary as nature and the artist intended. Price is for one box.
Also available as a birdhouse or box. A Lucuma Designs exclusive. Copyright 2024. All rights reserved.
Nature’s Canvas
Before an artist begins, nature has already shaped the piece.
Every mate burilado, or carved gourd, begins as the fruit of the bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria, a climbing plant in the same family as pumpkins, squash, and cucumbers.
Surprisingly, wild bottle gourds, which are native to Africa, may have crossed the Atlantic by floating on ocean currents. Archaeological evidence shows they were present in the Americas nearly 11,000 years ago, making them one of the earliest plants used by people in the region.
As the fruit matures and dries, its shell becomes hard, lightweight, and durable, qualities that made gourds useful as vessels, bottles, floats, musical instruments, and eventually as surfaces for artistic expression.
Shaped by nature, no two gourds are ever alike. Each becomes a natural three dimensional canvas, ready to showcase the artist’s creativity and be transformed through carving and burning into something truly unique.
Why Fair Trade Matters
For our team at Lucuma Designs, Fair Trade is more than a business model. It's a way of life that guides our daily decisions and inspires us to keep learning and evolving.
It lives in the relationships we've built over many years with the artist partners we know personally. Together, we've grown through trust and a shared commitment to building sustainable livelihoods and a better future for their families and communities.
Fair Trade is about much more than creating jobs. Through creative collaboration and by encouraging our artist partners to continually refine their craft and excel at what they do, we've built handmade collections our clients have come to trust year after year.
Ultimately, Fair Trade reminds us that business can be a force for good when it's guided by shared values and meaningful connections.
Lucuma Designs has been a proud member of the Fair Trade Federation since 1999.