Egyptian art from architect Sahar Makar Egyptian Festival at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church August 25-27, 2023
The annual Egyptian Festival at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Seven Hills Ohio (a suburb of Cleveland) was held August 25-27, 2023. Saint Mark is symbolized as the winged lion.
Lion outside of St Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church
Saint Mark Church painting
As always there were tours of the beautiful Church, shopping, music, entertainment and delicious Egyptian food.
Egyptian Festival banner
New this year was a large intricate Entrance Gate created by Architect Sahar Makar. It took her a month to complete.
Sahar Makar
Here are some pictures of Sahar working on the Gate and helpers erecting the frame.
In this video, architect Sahar Makar tells the story of the Gate project and shows some of her other Egyptian art, several in three dimensions.
Here are a few images of the Entrance Gate and some of her other artwork.