ARYMA

Building something new and exciting with ARYMA’s marquetry legacy

I am looking at a memento  signed “Best wishes – Anita Marquetry – Anita Lear”, from Live Oak Park in Berkeley, where I first met Anita Lear on June 12th, 2005. She had just transferred ownership of her marquetry studio, Anita Marquetry, to Howard Sansome, a young businessman with a love for art history and a big vision for the Inlay Arts. A long ways from home and the studio that she had founded back in Wales, she was gaining perspective on that episode and looking forward to seeing Howard Sansome build something new and exciting with her legacy. This is how ARYMA came to be.

Entrance with Domed Ceiling in Marquetry

ARYMA’s marquetry domed ceiling depicts indigenous birds and flora of the American Southwest

Excerpt from panel with Cardinal

My interview with Howard Sansome

Yesterday morning I spoke with Howard Sansome about this story and a couple of recently completed projects, including this domed entry with local birds, butterflies and flora for a client’s Arizona residence. The other project, a large four panel marquetry art installation for a super yacht, has just reached the completion stage. Howard Sansome will be flying over to the shipyard next week to inspect the finished installation. He expects to have his client’s permission to share his high resolution images of these remarkable works of art with Inlay-Arts.com when he returns.

Domed Ceiling Panel with Oreole (Click on image to enlarge)

Howard Sansome also discussed what’s coming up next for ARYMA, one of just a few world-class art marquetry studios in the UK. I’m looking forward to sharing more information about, as well as pictures of, these remarkable projects with you.

More images of the domed marquetry ceiling

Here are a couple more images of the domed marquetry ceiling. I’ll be getting more photographs soon, including some images of the original concept art and finished line drawings.

Full Marquetry Commission for Domed Ceiling (Click on image to enlarge)

Domed Ceiling Scottsdale Arizona

Twenty-four large marquetry panels cover an elliptical domed ceiling approximately seven metres in width. The marquetry accurately depicts, on a background of gold anegre, indigenous flora and fauna of Arizona. Marquetry area approx 35 sq. m.

Domed Ceiling