Description: Horn OK Please: the famous line from the back of Indian trucks, painted in a truck-art style tailgate panel with a fanned peacock, lotuses, evil-eye circles, and tassels in crimson, marigold, and teal. Truck-art style illustration. For anyone who grew up reading it at every red light, and for desi road-trip nostalgia.
Description: Gruss vom Krampus: the horned winter folklore figure of the Alps, with chains, bells, a basket, and a bundle of birch switches, striding through a snowy village under a full moon, in the style of an antique Austrian postcard. For Krampusnacht (December 5), alternative Christmas fans, and folklore lovers.
Description: Cutting chai in the style of a vintage Indian matchbox label: a steaming glass in a steel saucer, a dented kettle, cardamom, ginger, and tea leaves under a red sunburst, with the line Since Forever. For chai lovers, Mumbai nostalgia, and anyone whose day starts with a small glass of strong tea.
Description: A kappa in headphones: the river spirit of Japanese folklore, water dish on its head and cucumber in hand, listening to a record spin on a moonlit riverbank, in the style of a Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print. Flat color, hatched shading, indigo and vermilion. For vinyl collectors, Japanese folklore fans, and anyone whose perfect night is a record and a quiet river.
Description: Durga Maa’s fierce amber eyes under a lavish gold crown, jeweled forehead ornament, and nose ring, drawn in the Kalighat folk painting style of Bengal with flat color and bold black outlines. A Navratri and Durga Puja piece for devotees, folk art lovers, and anyone who wants the warrior goddess looking straight at them.
Description: Goddess Durga astride her lion, her many arms raised with trident, chakra, sword, bow, and mace, painted in thick textured oil against a blazing crimson and ember sky. A Navratri and Dussehra piece for devotees, and a statement of strength for anyone who wants the warrior goddess on their wall or their chest.
Description: For the person who looks up at the night sky and feels something the rest of the room doesn't. Van Gogh's Starry Night re-imagined as a telescope scene — the swirling cosmos, the glowing moon, the village below, the cypress standing watch. If they own a telescope or wish they did, this is made for them.