I hope to chart the development of this project here, posting my thoughts on what I am doing and some of the work I will hopefully produce. Questioning the relationship between Marquetry and Art may also create a space for discussion within the work. Asking questions will be as important as attempting to find answers.
But What is Marquetry?
Marquetry is the practice of inlaying wood veneers. It is a craft more commonly associated with traditional furniture making where designs are cut into veneer and applied to objects.
Marquetry is sometimes referred to as painting with wood, where typically an image is created using different types of veneer, the artist exploiting different colours and textures in the material in the same way a traditional painter would.
These are the basic definitions which I hope to expand upon and think about more as I progress. In general though Marquetry seems to be something that is less well known of or documented than other crafts. I find this interesting considering the obvious relationship that it has with painting, certainly in the traditional sense. I wonder why this is?
In recent years there seems to have been a boom of interest in updating and reimagining various forms of craft. Perhaps I will discover that Marquetry has been a part of this or maybe it is yet to be rediscovered.
