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Artist Mich Rabushka Lysik became disillusioned with the traditional western capitalist model in 2000 and decided to do something different. She lives in the US with her husband Andrzej Lysik in the town of Coventry, CT. Mich's chosen medium is sandblasted and carved stone. We produce traditional and custom two-dimensional relief designs on natural stone, primarily marble, Lapis Lazuli, and granite. We make ritual items, pet tombs, memorials, book ends, incense, tarot, and wand boxes. Each is hand made, from initial freehand sketching to the final blasting stage. We do not use lasers. We specialize in religous and metaphysical symbols associated with both Eastern and Western mystery traditions including Wiccan, Celtic, Egyptian, Roman, Islamic, Kabbalistic, and Christian. We offer certain species of hand carved stone, most notably Lapis Lazuli, as scarabs and protective amulets. Most of our stone items are made on commission. Additionally, we sell Afghan jewelry and tribal dance wear around the globe. This company has existed since August 2000 under the official name of Bran & Sceolan Designs. The name of our online business is UberKuchi. We are dedicated to helping displaced Afghanis who have fled the series of wars since 1979. During the last Afghan war even more civilians were displaced adding to the huge numbers of refugees already dislodged from nearly 26 years of constant war. Afghanistan represents the world's largest refugee population according to the UN High Commission on Refugees. Many Afghanis are still looking for jobs and many more are returning home to Afghanistan. We are striving to stimulate demand by creating a robust export market for their goods.