Endangered Alphabets Furniture

“Bless This Food”
Dining table in maple and walnut, into which I carved a blessing I composed and had translated into Balinese: “Bless this food/Bless these people/Bless the table/That brought them together.”
58” x 32”
$6,295
“Everyone Should Learn Another Language”
Coffee-table in maple and walnut, with an inscription in Javanese: “Everyone should learn a second language.”
40” x 20”
$1,895


“Graceful kindness/cherry”
A cherry side table carved with the phrase “graceful kindness” in Tibetan calligraphy by the Buddhist monk and artist Tashi Mannox
21” diameter
$1,225
“Graceful kindness/bastogne walnut”
A side table with the phrase “graceful kindness” in Tibetan calligraphy by the Buddhist monk and artist Tashi Mannox, carved in remarkable and rare Bastogne walnut
20” diameter
$1,450


“Hum”
A half-oval end table in claro walnut carved with the Siddham syllable “Hum,” used in Shingon Buddhism for meditation.
32” x 22”
$825
“Dharma”
A side table made of astonishing bigleaf maple burl, into which I have carved the word “Dharma” in the graceful but extinct Pallava script
29” x 21”
$1,295

Prices do not include shipping.
To order, contact tim@endangeredalphabets.com.
We can also discuss commissions if these give you ideas for something along these lines but a little different.
Proceeds support the Endangered Alphabets Project in our work of research, education and advocacy.