The Evanzia Journal
Stories of clay, craft and spice
Guides and stories about terracotta jewellery, Indian craft traditions and the spices of Kerala.
Care · 5 min read
How to Care for Terracotta Jewellery: A Simple Guide
Keep your terracotta jewellery looking new for years: what to avoid, how to clean it, how to store it through the monsoon, and how to wear it safely.
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Craft · 6 min read
How Terracotta Jewellery Is Made: From Riverbed Clay to Finished Set
Step by step, how artisans turn raw clay into terracotta jewellery: preparing the clay, shaping, drying, firing at 700–900 °C, painting and stringing.
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Heritage · 7 min read
The History of Terracotta Jewellery: 4,500 Years of Baked Earth
From painted bangles at Harappa to the temple towns of Bengal, a short history of how India has worn fired clay for more than four thousand years.
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Spices · 8 min read
Cardamom, the Queen of Spices: From the Western Ghats to Your Kitchen
Why cardamom is the queen of spices: its ancient history, how it grows in Kerala's hills, how pods are dried and graded, and the cardamom from our own gardens.
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