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Sculptural Candles Journal
Sculptural Candles Journal — dispatches from Arian Karami’s North Vancouver studio. Each entry covers the process behind a piece: why a particular form, how the wax behaves, what changes between the first pour and the finished sculpt. These are notes from someone who works with his hands, written for people who want to understand what they’re buying — or simply find the craft interesting. Browse the entries below, or visit the shop to see the current collection.
Every piece Arian Karami makes begins the same way: an original sculpture, a set of tools, and a specific figure in mind. The carving takes hours. Some pieces take days.
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What This Journal Covers
The Journal documents that process. Each entry covers what decisions Arian makes, what the wax allows, and what it refuses. These are not marketing posts. They are working notes from a craftsman who has spent years learning how sculptural candles behave.
Forest green wax reads differently under warm light versus natural light. Beeswax and soy wax respond differently to the same carving tool. A 70cm piece requires a different structural approach than a 30cm one. The entries here cover all of this.
Where to Start
If you are new here, start with How Sculptural Candles Are Made, the story of Arian Karami and of how every Titan goes from an original sculpture to a finished candle. Some pieces, like Eronox The Oathkeeper from the Dark Series, are carved directly in wax, to order, and each one carries its own serial number. Others, like the Genesis Collection, are cast from moulds of his originals and detailed by hand. At 70cm, Kronos shows what changes when scale does.
Already own a Titan? Read How to Care for Your Sculptural Candle and learn how our refill service keeps a piece going for years. Looking for a gift? Start with The Best Unique Candles in Vancouver. The Genesis figures, from Gaia and Helios to Nyx, each get their own entry as the series grows.
New entries appear when there is something worth saying. Browse below.