{"product_id":"mr-softy-garumon","title":"Split Personality Garumon","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA beeswax candle hand-shaped in the form of Garumon — the beloved 1960s Japanese kaiju from the original Ultra Q series, a monster that became one of the most affectionately remembered creatures in Japanese tokusatsu history. The original Garumon was lumpy, knobby, and quietly unsettling in a way that read as more confused than menacing. Photerian's version captures all of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\"Split Personality\" is a singular piece — the standard Garumon silhouette divided almost straight down the middle into two completely different colorways. One side glows in acid green, hot pink, and yellow with a red belly. The other side is deep charcoal black, from horn to foot. As if the monster couldn't decide which version of itself to show up as and committed to both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe candle is made entirely from 100% beeswax, hand-shaped in the Lower East Side by Keetja Allard, who has built Photerian into one of the most singular sculptural candle practices in New York. This piece is one of a kind. There is no other Split Personality Garumon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWHY IT'S SPECIAL\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA piece by Keetja Allard, the artist behind Photerian — handmade in her Lower East Side studio, where she has been sculpting beeswax candles into kaiju, owls, lions, poodles, and other increasingly devoted obsessions for years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGarumon as subject: a deep cut from Japanese pop culture — the original Ultra Q monster from 1966, beloved for being more peculiar than scary. Recognizable on sight to anyone who grew up with Showa-era tokusatsu, mysterious and wonderful to anyone who didn't.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% beeswax: hand-poured and hand-shaped, with the natural honeyed scent of pure beeswax that comes through faintly when burned. No synthetic fragrance, no dyes hidden in the wax.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne-of-a-kind colorway: split down the middle — acid green, hot pink, yellow, and red on one side, full charcoal black on the other. Two costumes, one monster.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA piece that can be burned or kept as sculpture — most collectors choose the latter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: 100% beeswax\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApprox. 6\" tall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-shaped, hand-painted; this exact piece is one of a kind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnscented (natural honey notes from the beeswax itself)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in New York City by Photerian \/ Keetja Allard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFragile — handle with care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTHE BRAND\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePhoterian is the candle practice of Keetja Allard, working from a studio in the Lower East Side of New York. The work began with a candlemaker's eye and a collector's obsession — Allard collects odd vintage candles alongside making her own — and has grown into a body of sculptural beeswax pieces shaped around recurring characters: kaiju, owls, lions, poodles. Each piece is hand-shaped, hand-finished, and one-of-a-kind. Photerian has been one of Takamichi Beauty Room's most beloved artists for years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PHOTERIAN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49039251701985,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/8696\/8545\/files\/garumonmulti.jpg?v=1788633280","url":"https:\/\/takamichibeautyroom.com\/products\/mr-softy-garumon","provider":"Takamichi Beauty Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}