Craig Thibodeau's Dogwood Marquetry Buffet
Craig Thibodeau’s expanding design vocabulary Craig Thibodeau sent photos of his new ‘dogwood marquetry buffet’, so I’ll focus this post on Craig’s dogwood theme – a fine example of marquetry’s affinity for natural imagery. In a recent post – Craig Thibodeau’s Art Deco Chess Table – I presented some of his Art Deco pieces. Silas…
Read more...Silas Kopf – “Bad Hare Day” at the Renwick
Bad Hare Day by Silas Kopf Silas Kopf’s fusion of form, function and concept grounds his characteristic wit and sense of irony in Bad Hare Day. This exquisitely crafted oval cabinet is the stage for an incongruous marquetry drama; a sleek red-coated fox is being chased by a trio of emboldened hares. This piece…
Read more...Silas Kopf – "Bad Hare Day" at the Renwick
Bad Hare Day by Silas Kopf Silas Kopf’s fusion of form, function and concept grounds his characteristic wit and sense of irony in Bad Hare Day. This exquisitely crafted oval cabinet is the stage for an incongruous marquetry drama; a sleek red-coated fox is being chased by a trio of emboldened hares. This piece…
Read more...Silas Kopf – A Marquetry Odyssey
“Demystifying marquetry and bringing it into the 21st century is welcome and timely. It’s wonderful that the person who is ‘best at it’ is open to sharing his uncommon vision.” Wendell Castle* From the review on Amazon: “Neatly interwoven with chapters on the evolutionary history of inlay and marquetry, Silas Kopf takes us…
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