Page from Aix-en-Provence, France/Los Angeles sketchbook

This sketchbook page refers to the hamsa, an amulet in the form of the palm of a hand that is popular throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Often containing the image of an eye, the hamsa is considered a
defense against the evil eye. The palm of the hand—here a silhouette of the artist’s own—symbolizes fortune for Saar.