Both elegant and fun with the choice of flower colors, this freestanding hand formed flower candle made by Casa Viviana, is also sustainable. It’s handmade in Oaxaca, Mexico with beeswax and natural dyes that produce the colored wax flowers.

Size: 11.5” high; cream with red, black, gray, magenta, yellow and purple flowers.

Modela has collaborated with a three generation family of creative artisan beeswax candlemakers, Casa Viviana, in Oaxaca, Mexico for several years. This family workshop is a favorite. The family graciously opens their home for you to watch the laborious process of candles being made for weddings, churches or Day of the Dead. Their native language is Zapotec although they speak Spanish, as well.

The Process: beeswax that has been heated with a gourd dipped into it, is left in the sun to bleach to white. The tapers are hand poured using this white beeswax. The family takes the bleached beeswax and adds natural dyes such as indigo or marigold flowers or cochineal to color the wax. Hand carved wooden molds are used to dip into the colored wax for the flowers.

Size: 11.5” tall