Flower of Immortality

This delicate bloom is the frangipani — the "Temple Tree" — found across the sacred grounds of Asia, from India to Thailand to Bali. Its fragrant flowers are gathered each day into bowls and woven into garlands as offerings to the gods, and it carries deep meaning wherever it grows: purity and devotion, love and loyalty, and above all immortality — for the tree will still flower even when uprooted. It is the national flower of Laos, where it is known as dok champa, and in Thailand it is called Leelawadee. For us, this will forever be the scent of temples — of slow days exploring Asia, a frangipani tucked behind Kirsty's ear as we walked. We love it so much that we now sell frangipani incense in the gallery, so a little of that aroma, and all it means, lives on in our days. Made by us in our gallery. Each print is hand-finished on archival materials chosen to last.