Karen Village

Monday, October 16, 2006

Want to learn a little Karen?

It’s easy to find words of praise in Karen. Our village has a mix of two Karen tribes (sgaw and pho) and several languages are spoken. Here are some traditional words of praise:

E-dee means Beautiful
Chur means sweet
Book-ka-yan or (Buk-khee if it is a name) means hard working
Su means good

Take note that while you learn a little Karen, the next generation of silversmiths are learning a little English as well:

Monday, September 18, 2006

Pam's Interview at Artisan Craft!

Pam (known as 'Klyph') was recently interviewed by Artisan Craft Club on Deviant Art for her finished jewelry. Her close link to the village allows her to work side by side with the artisans with similar tools and techniques. For years, Pam has been the great mind behind many of the new designs that come through Shiana. Her work has been passed to different Karen households to be recreated by the villagers as part of Shiana’s mission to diversify designs, encouraging the creation of unique items for each household instead of mass duplication of existing pieces.

To read the entire interview, please see this link:
http://news.deviantart.com/article/22241/

Saturday, July 15, 2006

Featured Villager: Noi-tu

Noi-tu is a village elder specializing in pendants which represented peacock feathers. Noi-tu's charms are carefully made from silver wire that are cut and hammered into shape. His new feather charms are perfect companions for anklets and organic pieces.

See some of Noi-tu's work:

Peacock Feathers

Spear Charms (shorter)

Spear Charms (longer)

Monday, June 12, 2006

June Coupon Code: Clasps

Hi Everyone!
I’m sorry that this month’s coupon code is a little late. We have some new clasps available.

Use the coupon code: june01 and get 10% off each of the following clasps.

• Please use this coupon code during checkout.
• Place it into the 'coupon code' form field located under the order subtotal.
• Valid until July 5th, 2006.
• The coupon code is to be used with purchases off http://www.shiana.com only. eBay and eBay store wins are not included.