Bismillah Wall Carving — Flame Script

THE PIECE

A single line carries the entire composition — the calligraphy gathers at the top in a tight, deliberate form, then releases downward into one continuous stroke that curves and closes like a flame, or a drop finding its shape. This wall carving renders that movement in beech wood sourced from the Black Sea forests of northern Turkey, the vertical format giving the line room to breathe from top to bottom.

The calligraphy is carved using V-carving — angled cutting bits that follow the curve of the script, the depth of the cut shifting with the line itself. Each piece is shaped by CNC using 45° and 60° V-bits, then finished entirely by hand — the edges cleaned, the depth refined, until the form reads with the same continuity it was drawn with.

THE FINISH

Once sanding is complete, the piece receives a single finish: pure olive oil, nothing else. It absorbs into the beech rather than coating it, deepening the natural warm tone and nourishing the grain from within. No varnish, no lacquer, no paint. The color you see is the wood itself.

SIZES

— Small: 4.7 × 19.7 in (12 × 50 cm)

— Medium: 6.3 × 25.6 in (16 × 65 cm)

— Large: 8.3 × 35.4 in (21 × 90 cm)

A NOTE ON NATURAL VARIATION

No two pieces are identical. The grain shifts from one block of wood to the next — tone, texture, and pattern will differ slightly from what you see in the photograph. What arrives is its own thing.

READY TO HANG

A metal wall hook is fitted to the back before shipping. No tools, no assembly.