Solitaire table1, rubber wood lumber wood that has been stained and polished in a walnut colour, game has been carved out of the center, front view, 2017
Solitaire table2, rubber wood lumber wood, stained and polished, closed position, side view, 2017
Solitaire table 3, rubber wood lumber board, stained and polished, game is carved out of the center, top view with marbles, 2017
Pallangulli bench1, rubber wood lumber board, polished and stained in a walnut colour, game carved out of center, front view, 2017
Pallangulli bench2, rubber wood lumber board, polished and stained in a walnut colour, game carved out of center, front view with gulganji seeds, 2017
Pagade lamp, fully constructed, cotton cloth with embroidery on it, wooden frame with magnets in the side, 11 inches by 26 inches, 2017
Pagade lamp2, center piece, fully constructed, cotton cloth with embroidery, wooden frame with magnets, 11 inches by 11 inches, 2017
Chouka bara carpet1, hemp yarn and burlap yarn, hand woven on a frame loom, 3.5 feet by 3.5 feet, 2017
Chouka bara carpet2, hemp yarn and burlap yarn, hand woven on a frame loom, 3.5 feet by 3.5 feet, 2017
Do you own a heirloom piece of furniture, maybe a jewelry box, or an old board game that you must have played with your grandparents? If you do, you know they are not easily found. As a child I loved board games, my grandparents taught me all the games that they played as children. In our world today these cultural games are deemed archaic and outdated, but these games offer something that we have lost through time, human connection and interaction and tactile memories. My objective in this project is to create a seamless body of work that ties together preservation of traditional games along with my artistic practice as a furniture maker, by fusing the traditional essence of the board games with contemporary aesthetics.
Solitaire Table, made of rubber wood lumber board, the piece is multi-functional and becomes larger by opening the sided of the table, the details are carved out of the center of the table, pawns used are marbles, 2017
Pallangulli Bench, made of rubber wood lumber board, the piece has a drawer for storage options, the details are carved out of the center of the bench, pawns used are red gulganji seeds, 2017
Pagade lamp, made of embroidered cotton cloth and wooden frames with acrylic support, the piece is multi-functional. To play the game, one has to dismantle the panels and set them up on a flat surface, the magnets on the sides of the lamp help with reassembly into a lamp, the pawns used are found materials in sets of four and stick dice 2017
Chouka bara carpet, made of burlap rope and hemp yarn, the carpet is woven on a frame loom, in the colors dark pink, bright yellow and jute, the pawns used are found materials and stick dice, 2017
