Once upon a time, in lands far and wide, people like you and me met each other across game boards not only for the pleasure of their opponent's company and the challenge of contest, but to enjoy a work of art.

In Persia, as early as the 3rd Century, game players picked up backgammon pieces made of bone or ivory over a wooden game board. In India, 6th century chess combatants maneuvered for advantage with pieces carved from ivory or teakwood.

With her imaginative and beguiling Game Board Art creations, Carol Pernick has revived the long-lost pleasure of art in gamesmanship. "Games that have spanned centuries and cultures are a unifying force that bring people together," Carol believes. "As an art form, they are unique because they can appeal to all of the physical senses while also engaging the mind and the intellect."

Carol began her adventure into this largely unexplored area of art over a decade ago when she completed her first game board, Parcheesi, and she has continued the pursuit ever since. Carol's designs blend her strong passion for color, wood, the moods of the human face - and the whimsical. Take a look. The results are truly one of a kind.