Lion Wall Carving

THE PIECE

The lion does not need to move to command a room. This wall carving renders that authority in beech wood sourced from the Black Sea forests of northern Turkey — the mane worked in careful detail, the face carved with patience, the whole form built to hold attention on any wall it occupies.

The form is first established by machine, then passed entirely to hand — the mane texture, the face, and the edges all refined by chisel and blade until the piece reads as carved rather than cut.

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.

SIZE

— Small 7.8" × 9.8"  (19.8 x 25 cm)

— Large 13.7" x 17.3" (34.8 x 44 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.