My First Sculpture

“Uncovered”  Size: 46″ x 16″ x 14″ high by 3t Vakil Carved from salvaged Mahogany, Swietenia x aubrevilleana (S.macrophylla x S.mahagoni)   This first sculpture “Uncovered” in mahogany emerged less as an object and more as a release hidden within the timber itself. Carved from salvaged mahogany, the form retains the memory of the tree’s […]

Research Vessel Heraclitus

In l995, the Heraclitus left Miami and headed across the Atlantic, then through the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, where coral studies commenced in Jordan and then Hurgada, Egypt. Jacques Cousteau’s old underwater site was visited. All data gathered was sent to Dr. Dustan’s laboratory.