Everything Happens For A Reason
This carving, based on the calligraphy of the Buddhist monk Tashi Mannox, is in the endangered Tibetan script. It reads "Everything happens for a reason." Approximately 30"x16". Twenty percent of the profits go to Rokpa International, a charity caring for sick or homeless children in the Himalayas ; the rest goes to the non-profit Endangered Alphabets project.
Meet the Maker
Tim Brookes
The Endangered Alphabets Project
Since 2009 I have been carving pieces of text in endangered alphabets as a way to preserve them and draw attention to their plight.
My work has been featured all over North American, including the Smithsonian Institution.
In order to support this non-profit work (and because I love carving) I do a steady stream of custom carvings, sometimes in these beautiful, exotic scripts, sometimes in English, sometimes as stand-alone artwork, sometimes as carved inscriptions in items of furniture to make the piece unique and more meaningful to the client.