Chopasni Art Emporium

We are located inside Sojati Gate, over at Mertiya Silawaton Ka Bas. Chopasni Art Emporium is right in the heart of the old part of the city. It’s a very old building with thick walls and narrow doorways. The streets around here are always crowded with bikes and people walking, so it feels very alive. We mostly have traditional pieces, things that people in this area have been making for a long time. There’s a lot of stone and metal work involved. The shop always has a bit of a metallic smell and there’s usually some dust on the floor from the carvings. We don't have a big marketing department or anything. We just open the doors in the morning and see who comes in. Sometimes it’s very quiet, and other times it’s a rush of people all at once. My uncle started this place and now we just keep it going. We don’t really change much because the old ways work well enough for us. We have a small back room where we keep the tools and some of the raw materials. It’s a bit messy back there, but that’s where the real work happens. We just want to make sure the traditions don't disappear into thin air. It’s hard work, but we’re used to it by now. We close up when the sun goes down and start again the next morning when the birds wake up and the tea is ready.