3/4 View of the Artisan's Desk

The Artisans Desk combines all sorts of elements that are related to the Egyptian culture, from building with sandstone and decorating it with gold & hyroglyphs, to the mariad of different pastries that are baked, and the tools they used for their harvesting.

But next to the phyical realm there was the spiritual one, where the Egyptians held sacred blood rituals to honor their gods and goddesses by offering them blood sacrifices.

Top Down View of the Artisan's Desk

Frontal View of the Artisan's Desk

The most worthy gift of giving to the gods was a human heart, which was believed to be the source of life. So my idea was to combine the two, by creating a pastry out of a heart, which is being offered to the gods as a sacrifice.

But whos hart is it? I tried adding a bit of depth to the story by adding a written note with a turquoise ring next to it on the desk. The desk belongs to a nobel pastry chef, whos wife had cheated on him with a peasant. He stole her ring and baked the peasants heart in a pastry, and left it on the desk as a reminder of his heartbreak and betrayal.

Epic Storytelling Angle of the Artisan's Desk

A Hidden Part of the Artisan's Desk

Hidden underneath the desk is a stove, which is used to bake the pastries. Much like how the ancient Egyptians did it, placing pots filled with dough on top of hot coals to bake them.