Two mosaic peacocks perch on a table at Mediterranean restaurant Rawa. The image is exquisite in the manner of peacocks, but particularly in the manner of mosaics. Each detail, each transition of color, in the life-sized tail feathers is rendered with a piece of stone no larger than a thumbnail, shaped and positioned by hand. […]
Tag Archives: Syria
Homeland Security
A photo essay. (To view all photos, check out the email version of this story.) When we featured him last November, local sculptor Mohamad Hafez was (more…)
Inner War and Peace
Delicate, wispy curtains blush deep white all around. Resplendent furniture fills the space with carved, polished wood, embroidered textiles and lamps like fine china. On the walls come breaks in the tranquility: explosive, (more…)