Treasure Box - Pretty in Pink

I had a request this week for a custom order - a pink treasure box for a woman who was finishing up her treatment for breast cancer. What a wonderful thought and perfect fit for a treasure box!

So here it is the Pretty in Pink Treasure Box
....as always custom orders are welcome!
(Repurposed cigar box from Nicaragua transformed with paint, bangles, recycled rolled glass, and petals from flowers very much cherished)

Visit the Svasara Treasure Chest site to see more styles.

as always the insides are really beautiful as a representation of each individual and their inherent beauty.

Created with the belief that everyone should have a beautiful, unique and special place to keep the things they treasure...something visible and alive, becoming part of your story. Each is always unique & handmade with an element reminding us that we are all connected and part of something bigger. For example, the treasure boxes are all the same on the inside - just as we are all very different on the outside but consist of the same elements within.

****Each is priced $99 or less****
contact rita@svasara.com

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Very excited!!!

I am a member of Trunkt now! I'll be showcasing and selling my treasure chests through here. Will be updating to a premium account soon ----

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Treasure Chests

Come over to my new website and check out the Treasure Chests & Boxes I create.

I recently launched my company Svasara, Inc. Svasara means your essence...
The Treasure Chests & Boxes are

created with the belief that everyone should have a beautiful, unique and special place to keep the things they treasure...something visible and alive, becoming part of your story. Each is always unique & handmade with an element reminding us that we are all connected and part of something bigger.

Svasara Offerings

1. Embellish: existing & traditional chests, trunks & boxes
2. Couture Design: from the ground up Svasara one of kind designed treasure chests in wood or metal in abstract forms and shapes. (more detailed info & images from Elephant Collection coming soon)
3. Completely Custom: you bring me your chest and/or materials and we can work to create a personalized treasure chest


Check out & join the Svasara facebook group & the Svasara facebook page!

Kiva Fund update

A year ago, I decided to take a portion of my sales (10%) and place them in a fund to help other entrepreneurs in developing parts of the world fulfill their goals and dreams. To date I have made 18 mini-loans from the fund. As I received money back into my fund from groups over the worldthat I had loaned to I was able to re-loan. 18 different people/groups!!!! Click here to see the details of all the loans. It truly feels great to make and sell and then take some of that money and recycle it through kiva continually helping different people.

I am thinking of starting a kiva lending team to coincide with the launch of Svasara Treasure Chests - conatact me if youa re interested. In the meantime, I continue to add to the fund as sales happen!

Svasara Treasure Boxes - Bells Collection

I just launched the first collection of Svasara mini-treasure boxes ---The Bells Collection---

Check it out!

Svasara Treasure Chests & Boxes are created with the belief everyone should have a really beautiful, unique and special place to keep the things that they treasure about themselves. Not hidden in a shoebox in a closet but something visible and alive-becoming part of your story...staying connected to oneself.

Complete Svasara Offerings:

1. Embellish: existing & traditional chests, trunks & boxes
2. Couture Design: from the ground up Svasara one of kind designed treasure chests in wood or metal in abstract forms and shapes. (images from Elephant Collection coming soon)
3. Completely Custom: you bring me your chest and/or materials and we can work to create a personalized treasure chest each is always unique & handmade

New Work: Acrylic on Bamboo

Below is my first paintings on bamboo. [I will be showing these with other art at the annual Spring Gallery Stroll in Rochester, MI Friday May 2] I painted in my feathery style that people have found popular in the past and because of the slats the iridescent bits of paint through add even more dimension and variation in different lights. These pieces are versatile in that they can be hung on a wall as art or used as floor mats. Each one comes with a protective backing and the front is treated with polyurethane to protect the bamboo and art...more to come! Below are 4 pieces...

[1] dimension:3.94' x 5.90'

[2] dimension:3.94' x 5.90'

[3] dimension: 1.96' x 2.95' each

Commissioned Art: Celestial

Here are two new pieces that I was commissioned to do --- something that reminded me of her. My first image when she spoke to me about doing the work was something blue and celestial with birds. The works change more than some of other work because of the amount and type of iridescent paint I have used - I wanted to get the effect of how the sky really look so different depending on the light, so very magical and lovely...so above and below are two images keeping in mind that there are many more:

Untitled 69
Series of 2 (12" x 36" each)
acrylic on canvas


It has been sometime where I have painted images not my work the are somewhat representative of anything. I used to do a lot of birds and it was nice to feel that in my hand as I painted these. I love birds. I was thinking of this feeling while I was driving and noticed how many more birds were out...maybe because it is warm and springlike here. Here in Michigan there are so many different kinds that it makes me so happy as my imagination just goes...

here are the two of the birds closeup: