Al Anqad

10″w, 44″h, 2″d, maple, holly, gumwood

A wall-hung piece related to my cabinet “Altajwal.” “Anqad” means “the ruins” in Arabic.

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Al Uqueaa

12″x26″x2″ walnut, wenge, and mirror

This wall-hung piece plays with overlapping latticeworks based on Mamluk design from 13th century Egypt and animal forms. ‘Al Uqueaa’ is the Arabic transliteration of ‘the snake’.

[walnut, wenge, mirror] This wall-hung piece plays with overlapping latticeworks based on Mamluk designs from 13th century Egypt that I developed for “Al Tabut.” “Al Uqueaa” is the Arabic transliteration of “the snake.”

[walnut, wenge, mirror]

 

Mamluk Book Stand

24″x16″x11″ walnut and wenge

A book stand ornamented with overlapping lattices inspired by the Arabic geometries of the 13th century Mamluk Dynasty.

[walnut, wenge] A book stand related to my work on “Al Tabut.”

Go Board

22″x22″x2″, beech

A Go board, made from shop scraps, is left unfinished for a traditional Japanese look.