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Jérôme Boutteçon’s Amazing High Definition Marquetry

While I was composing my previous post — “Cartier Asks Marquetry Master Jérôme Boutteçon To Make A Bear” — my friend Greg Zall called to tell me about an amazing French marquetarian whom he read about in an article in Haute Horlogie Magazine by Françoise Lafuma. Lafuma’s article tells the tale of Jérôme Boutteçon’s quest to master his unique…

The Linley For Bentley With Handcrafted Marquetry Design

LINLEY recently collaborated with Bentley Motors on a limited edition of 10 Continental Flying Spurs. The limited edition CFS models will be sold in China, Bentley’s biggest four-door market. Specially selected Linley veneers in Santos rosewood are being applied to the fascia, consol, waistrail and roof console and integrated within the cars for the first time….

Discovering A Profile of Alton Bowman

Last Friday I returned home to the San Francisco Bay Area from a conference in Las Vegas. The cool, moist air off the Pacific felt good after the dryness of the desert. An errand sent me to Berkeley and on the way back I detoured to 4th street for a coffee at Bette’s Cafe and a…

A Long Overdue Visit With Paul Schurch

In March of 2001 I read an excellent article about Paul Schurch in Wood Magazine titled “The Marquetry Magic of Paul Schurch”. I visited with him at his first Santa Barbara studio back in April of 2003 and met him again at the Philadelphia Furniture and Furnishings show a couple of years later. We’ve kept in touch…

Craig Thibodeau's New Marquetry and Parquetry Pieces – Part 3-of-3

Part 3 – Benefits of learning and teaching Fine Woodworking Magazine’s Blog Post About Inlay-Arts.com in the “Editor’s Mailbox” blog post written by Ed Pirnik received a comment from a woodworker wanting to know how he could learn to do marquetry and inlay. The  answer is: “There’s an abundance of “edutainment” resources ranging from Inlay Arts makers who…

Fine Woodworking Magazine's Blog Post About Inlay-Arts.com

FineWoodworking.com just published a post about Inlay-Arts.com on their “The Editor’s Mailbox” blog. Fine Woodworking.com’s Web Producer, Ed Pirnik, wrote the post for the blog as well as a post on the Fine Woodworking Facebook page. [ "A New Home For Mouth-Watering Marquetry".]     Arthur Kim Dodge’s new website on Inlay Arts certainly goes a long…

Jeff Nelson's New Rainforest Triptych

Jeff Nelson follows his passion for illustrating natural, architectural and imaginary forms with marquetry by periodically embarking on vision quests to some of the world’s most spectacular locations. He practices the art of ‘seeing’ and rendering natural imagery with a sharp drawing pencil and a palette of natural materials. It’s no coincidence that his home…

Visit with William Tunberg – Artist

“He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.”
St. Francis of Assisi

Rodney Black's Vision

Rodney Black’s comments on Ruhlman and the Lady Christine “The sideboard came after immersion in Ruhlmann’s aesthetic but it a very distinct departure from Ruhlmann’s work which is highly distinctive” explains Rodney Black, “I don’t think there is a better example in the Lady Christine project unless you consider the sofas in the Salon.” Lady…

Trend Spotting The Inlay Arts

Trend Spotting Log Each day I notice inlay arts news items passing by like so many thought trains relating to this or that trend. I’m starting a monthly trend spotting log: I’ll log the topic along with links; jot down a few notes; publish the log at the start of the month and add new items as…