Our life these days rely on advanced technology in every area... We benefit out of advanced technologies. Some can sell goods online rather than having a retail shop.

On the other hand, many retail shops and CD, Book stores went out of business because of the changes in our life-style...(I love shops and books a lot personally and it is really sad to see...)

Candle making, just like something boomed and disappeared in the past, it followed similar history. It started long long long time ago... Using candle fish, animal fat, paraffin, beeswax etc. In the old days. The simple method of burning thread in the fat/oil but had bad smell, unstable burning, and required a lot of maintaining to keep the light going. 

The invention of the braided wick allowed candle to burn steady... The invention of paraffin wax allowed mass production, less odor and less cost. However, soon after, the electricity was invented and many candle factories went out of the business...

The method of candle making is simple, all you need is wax and wick... but to have the candles what we have today took many many years and far improved burning and materials...

So... when you look at my candle... it is simple... but it is not easy to make a simple thing because you can't fake them. I haven't been able to produce better candles than what I have now. 

There can be something remain unchanged, I guess and I hope...

I wish all the retail shops and book stores do well and meanwhile, I carry on making the same old candles.