No. II of the house
Ahadi — the Promise
A commission here is not a form. It is a letter between us — you write first, the house replies with a painting. Commissions begin near ten thousand dollars.
The archive of promises
Every commission begins as a painting
No. 41 — the tassel, for a wedding in Lamu · kept
№ 33
rain, caught for a Tuesday · kept
№ 44
water remembering fire · kept
№ 27
green, spoken plainly · in the vault
I. The founder reads every letter, herself.II. A gouache arrives within a fortnight.III. Nothing is touched till you sign.
Nairobi — to the atelier of Olori Jewels
To the house — I am writing about Zuhura · Malkia — Plate VI, with a question before anything else,
to be worn , held near
You may write to me as , and the reply travels to .
No payment now. A promise begins with words.
The letter, continued — vi
When you write to us, write as you speak. The atelier has drawn from a single sentence before; once, memorably, from a silence.
The letter continues — to The Maison