© 2012 Ashley Landis

Incense Maker

Keridwyn Hershberger, owner of Devonshire Incense and Soap Company, works the ingrediants of sweet myrrh incense in to a meat grinder in her Smithville, TX shop on Wed., Feb. 15, 2012. The ingredients are run through the grinder, which is heated by a propane burner, several times until the incense is the desired consistancy. Her incense is sold wholesale to various monasteries. Hershberger, a fourth generation incense maker, continues her business in Smithville after her Bastrop home and shop were destroyed in wild fires.
Ashley Landis For the Chronicle

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    Date Taken: 15-Feb-2012 14:36:06Copyright: copyright 2012 Ashley LandisCredit: Ashley LandisTitle: Incense MakerCaption: Keridwyn Hershberger, owner of Devonshire Incense and Soap Company, works the ingrediants of sweet myrrh incense in to a meat grinder in her Smithville, TX shop on Wed., Feb. 15, 2012. The ingredients are run through the grinder, which is heated by a propane burner, several times until the incense is the desired consistancy. Her incense is sold wholesale to various monasteries. Hershberger, a fourth generation incense maker, continues her business in Smithville after her Bastrop home and shop were destroyed in wild fires. Ashley Landis For the ChronicleCamera: NIKON D700Focal Length: 70mmAperture: f/2.8ISO: 1250
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