The Last Sun - Sculpted Botanical Candle

There is something about a sunflower near the end of the season that feels different from one in midsummer.

Perhaps it is because we know the days are becoming shorter.

The garden is beginning to turn inward. Flowers are giving way to seeds, evenings arrive a little earlier, and slowly we begin carrying the rituals of the season back inside.

The Last Sun seemed made for that moment.

Its exterior is intricately sculpted with sunflowers, leaves and curling botanical details, giving the candle the appearance of a small botanical carving. Even before it is lit, there is something wonderfully tactile about it, the kind of object that rewards a closer look.

Once burning, another part of its character emerges. A comforting fragrance of apple and nutmeg brings the warmth of Autumn indoors while candlelight settles into the deeply carved flowers and foliage.

We chose The Last Sun for Meadows & Muse because it carries something we love about this time of year: the garden may be offering us less daylight, but it leaves us plenty of ways to create warmth of our own.

Perhaps that is one of Autumn's quiet invitations.

To gather the light while we can, and make a little more when we need it.

• Handcrafted by a Canadian artisan candle company
• Sculpted sunflower botanical design
• Fragrance:Apple & Nutmeg
• Height:4.13" / 10.5 cm
• Width:2.55" / 6.5 cm

The Last Sun belongs wherever Autumn begins to gather indoors.

Place it on a console beside a bowl of gathered seed heads, on a coffee table among favourite books and natural treasures, or allow it to bring a little warmth to a mantel as evenings grow longer.

Its sculptural detail also makes it beautiful displayed unlit, particularly among dried botanicals, weathered pottery, warm woods and the softened colours of the season.

And when the light begins to fade? That may be precisely the moment to strike the match.

Perfect for: mantels, coffee tables, consoles, bedside tables, Autumn gatherings and quiet evenings at home.