Natural Soapstone Circle of Friends - Smolart

Each piece is made from natural stone. Color variations can range from cream to pink to gold to gray in any single piece. | Each piece has gone through multiple stages of sanding and waxing giving the soapstone a satiny finish. Holds small votive or beautiful on its own. | Soapstone is a soft natural mineral from the earth making it easy to carve into many forms. Handle with care to avoid breakage. | Each sculpture is artfully hand-carved from a single piece of Kisii soapstone found only in the hills of southwestern Kenya. Mining the soapstone from surface hills is a labor-intensive process using little to no machinery. Laborers works with shovels picks axes and machetes to carve out large soapstone chucks which are then carved into beautiful art. | Socially responsible fair trade products that empower consumers to purchase according to their values and help alleviate global poverty.