Backgammon: Meaty version of one of the world's oldest board games

She also created different cuts of pork out of clay, following the same process, and glued them onto the surface of the Backgammon case, a set that she purchased from Jacques London to repurpose. Different varnishes were used to achieve both a wet and dry meat look.

You might be interested to know that the initial layout and colour scheme was designed in Photoshop. "The setup remained the same except the colours of the meats surrounding the leg of pork," says Maria. "The painting process was rather entertaining as it made my desk look like a butcher's workspace."

If you love Maria's take on Backgammon, you can discover more of her arts and crafts at marijatiurina.com. Or you can follow her work on Behance.