The Art of Marquetry

East 71st Street near Between 3d and 2d Ave., New York City NY

08 August, 2022

Description

Marquetry is an ancient art and craft of creating decorative patterns, designs and pictures by skillfully utilizing the grain and colors of thin wooden veneers and applying them to a wooden base. This is a hands course, where you will work under close supervision of the instructor, who has 30 years of experience teaching in college, Utilizing these techniques, students can create many creative items, for example, pictures for wall decorations, decorative picture frames, and decorative tops of wooden boxes. Students can create their own design or select motifs from the internet. Before the course begins, we invite students to schedule one hour with the instructor for a free introductory orientation to develop ideas for your marquetry, and to receive recommendations where to purchase materials and some tools which you will need for your work.