About this Product
Peace. Comfort. Hope. A prayer from every yearning heart.
This Challah board contains several elements that can lead toward Peace in the presence of an uncertain world.
* The Chinese characters are "Safe" and "Level". These are one of the ways to say Peace.
* The Peace signs, especially familiar to those from the 60's and 70's, show hope for the ending of war, and the dawning of a new age in which people come together.
* The Yin-Yang shows that the world is composed of opposite forces that together form the complete circle of life.
* Because there is always some change and tension in the world, all of these are slightly off-center -- slightly out of balance.
* Finally, the Hashkiveinu prayer circles it all. In Hashkiveinu, we ask to sleep in peace, comforted by confidence that tomorrow we will awaken in security.
I chose cherry for the background, to provide warm contrast with both the dark and light. Like all my Challah boards, the artwork is precision carved into the wood, and filled with polyester resin. In this case, multiple cycles of carving and filling are required to maintain crisp boundaries between the darkness and the light.
Unlike some Challah boards, this is pre-made. If you want one similar to this, please send me a message and we will work out the details.
Carvings by Carl
Meet the Maker
Hello. I am Carl Mikkelsen. I make custom Challah boards, cutting boards, and engagement ring presentation boxes. I also make math exploration tools for planar tilings.
Enjoy my listings, and please message me about your custom projects. I thrive on making new things based on your vision and my abilities.
How it’s Made
This is made with a Cherry base. Each of the three colored areas, the solid black, marbled black, and marbled white are separately carved and filled with carefully pigmented polyester resin.
The board is polished and protected with a mixture of food-safe mineral oil and beeswax.
Shop Policies
Custom work is not returnable. If the work is defective, I will remake or correct it, and may require that ship it back to me for repair.
Work from stock is returnable within 30 days. Contact me and I will give you return instructions.
My goal is to always leave you content with the outcome.
