Mae Whitaker
Founder and Perfumer
Blends every scent and still tests each one in her own living room.
Our studio
A small candle studio by the French Broad River.
Hand-poured in Asheville since we outgrew a kitchen counter.
Hand-poured in Asheville since we outgrew a kitchen counter.
Mae Whitaker started pouring candles in her kitchen after moving to Asheville, trying to bottle the smell of fir and woodsmoke on the Parkway in October.
Friends asked for them, then shops did. Today the studio sits in an old brick warehouse in the River Arts District, and we still pour every candle by hand, a few dozen at a time.
Soy, coconut and beeswax with cotton wicks. No paraffin.
Each fragrance is named for a place or a season in western North Carolina.
Bring five empty jars back to the studio for a free 4 ounce candle.
Most of our scents start on a hike, with a notebook and a lot of sniffing.
Founder and Perfumer
Blends every scent and still tests each one in her own living room.
Head Pourer
Pours about four hundred candles a week and centers every wick by eye.
Classes and Events
Runs the pour classes, bridal parties and private workshops.
Shipping and Gifting
Packs every order and writes the handwritten cards.
Shop online with free shipping over $75, or book a pour class at the studio.
