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I have, to my surprise, become one of the leading suppliers of Yarrow Stalks in the world. Since 2010, sellers of Yarrow stalks in Ukraine have offered unfinished, ( often rather short) bundles of stalks. I have focused since then on my very popular Silk string making. I do still harvest from my garden regularly, and choose to treat the stalks first by rubbing them free of loose matter. Then I finish them with French Polish, an organic treatment used on fine Guitars.

Look for someone using my Yarrow stalks in the Netflix series "Marco Polo" at the end of the first season! The props department saw fit to order from me x3 sets for use in their TV production back in 2014.

I maintain large plantings of the Yarrow used for centuries in China to consult the I Ching, the primary work of the Taoist canon along with Tao Te Ching and Zuang-zi. If you are interested, please contact me. I still have the very best Yarrow stalks available in the world.

In the meantime, please consider the option of purchasing the Yao Staves Long Dice, and Moon Dice (Jiaobei) available in my store. These will be another aid to your divination practice. From time to time I make Fu (Daoist Charms) for specific customers or offer general talismans in my store as time allows

I also offer some of my best ceramic work from past years. These are reaching the status of actual antiques now, as many were produced 50 years ago when I was actively working in clay.

In addition, I now also offer unique handmade cases or 'sleeves' for you to store, carry and present your 50 stalks for professional consultations. Consider one of these for a friend who already has a set, as a gift for the the discerning collector.

I offer handspun Real Silk strings for musical instruments. I have developed my own process for making Silk strings based on a lot of research and trials on my own instruments. After seversl shipments to luthiers around the world, and many professional musicians who now play my strings on period and historical instruments, I feel very confident that my Real Silk Strings are a true benefit to those interested in amazing sound and delightful response. I continue to research and trade internationally to find the best silk for the many kinds of strings I now make. However, at this time the best silk I use is filature that comes from Hangzhou, China.

I have produced a lot of Custom Requests. For several years, I have been asked to produce Ramala for Geomantic Divination. They are similar enough to the Long Dice I have produced for several years that it was only a matter of rearranging the pips and putting them on an axle. I am always on the lookout for hard, exotic woods for these.
Reach out to me via e-mail if I don't have any currently listed in my store.


I also show some sculpture and pyrographic drawings on wood, and more works in paper and collage. These have been featured in galleries in the US and Europe. My work is in many corporate collections and public spaces all over the world. On Etsy the prices are lower as art galleries often mark up 100%.

I really appreciate you sharing your photos of your purchases in Reviews. It is really easy, and helps me a lot! Thank you so much, everyone.

See my website also; http://lpkaster.com



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