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Marquetry: a Gorgeous Art Form Popular in America

Decorating with wood is the best possible way to describe the art of Marquetry. Wooden surfaces of objects are adorned in an ornamental way with veneers. Multi-colored veneers are cut into different shapes and sizes and are then glued onto wooden surfaces in some decorative designs.

For centuries now, the art of Marquetry has been used to beautify wooden furniture and ornamental objects made of wood. This was a popular art form in Europe since the 17th century. It is this that inspired the American tradition of Marquetry.

German immigrants brought this art form to America in the 19th century. The mechanized wood industry stood in complete contrast to the art form. Some unimaginably beautiful pieces of wood work were created with a few hand tools and glue.

Americans began to take to Marquetry closer to the time of the Civil War. The obsession with Marquetry then lasted for close to a century. On closer examination of the pieces created then, it is clear that locally available woods like cherry and maple were opted for.

Woods like Mahogany and other exotic versions were imported for use. Americans took to enhancing pieces of Marquetry by staining wood for added color. The number of patterns that thus became possible were quite limitless.

There was a wide range that went between linear geometric patterns to more complex ones that resembled paintings. Steam powered saw mills came to America in 1830. Veneers could then be cut into as fine as 15 to 20 layers per inch of wood.

Most wood workers however, preferred to do things by hand despite such developments in technology. European styles are what Americans depended on when Marquetry first came to the country. But the elaborateness of design was not something the Americans included.

The cabinet makers in Boston along with some other artisans were the first propagators of American Marquetry. Till the end of the World Wars, Gothic, Rococo, Renaissance as well as Louis the XV styles were popular. By the time the World Wars ended, Art Deco became a popular style.

Remy Vriz, in the 1980s created a technique known as piercing. Layers of veneer were placed together and the topmost one sanded right down to the level of being practically transparent. American Marquetry specialist Patrice Lejeune further developed this technique.

On the side, Lejeune developed an art form called "sprinkling". Sawdust and shavings that lay waste from other projects were collected and used to given pigments or colors to veneers making them more dynamic. Since its debut American Marquetry has come a long way.

A few organizations dedicate themselves to innovating and promoting classical as well as contemporary forms of Marquetry in the nation. If you find this interesting, then you should get yourself some formal training in Marquetry.

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