A FURNITURE MAKER AND WOOD SCULPTOR FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, LES POWERS HAS AN UNCANNY ABILITY TO CONJURE THE MAGNIFICENT DIVERSITY OF THE NATURAL WORLD IN HIS ART. Using a remarkable palette of materials — from walnut, grapewood, purple heartwood, rosewood, turquoise and yellowheart, to name just a few — Powers can create animals, deserts, forests, stonescapes and more with stunning color and texture. His Backgammon Table, made from curly, wormy maple and rosewood, is a breathtaking work of art that functions doubly as a card table with a slab of Kanab golden sandstone under the glass. Best to own it and watch your opponents just try to focus on the game instead of the table on which it is played.