'DIVINE ILLUMINATION'

When these  handcarved large Alabaster bowls are lit they transcend their form and become ‘Divine Illumined Beings’.  Their peaceful and powerful presence is undeniable.  A sense of wonder dances about them.  Questions arise about their true origins.  Like celestial beings, they carry messages that speak to us about our most profound questions.  They speak of beauty, majesty and mystery.

Where did they come from?   Materially, they are the evaporate of ancient inland seas, they are petrified water, carved.   How did these luminous bowls come into being?  Through the intention, vision and hands of a master who is willing to persevere through extreme challenge carving to achieve and reveal the essence of the stone.  Only remarkable love, passion and dedication can meet this task.  

There is only one source for these large handcarved, magnificent Alabaster bowls.  Paul Hawkins spends his life dedicated to revealing the beauty of each stone that he has hand gathered throughout the Southwest.  The largest of these bowls, like the one pictured, is over 500 lbs. in their raw state.  To achieve their highest beauty, over four hundred pounds of stone has to be removed – an almost impossible task that requires a lifetime of skill and developed aesthetic.

In almost four decades of carving, there are fewer than a dozen of the large white bowls that have been carved.  Massive, intact raw Alabaster nodules have been a rare find.  Two of these bowls are available right now.

If you require authentic work, rare beauty and love luminous stone and natural materials, these handcarved Alabaster bowls will grace and illuminate your life.