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American Marquetry, a Beautifully Evolved Art Form

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

For hundreds of years now Marquetry has been used to create decorative furniture and ornamental wood works. This was an art form popular in the European region since the 17th century. American Marquetry is inspired by its European counterpart.

German immigrants brought this art form to America in the 19th century. It was vastly different from the mechanized form of the wood industry then. 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 continued to a decade shy of century. On closer examination of the pieces created then, it is clear that locally available woods like cherry and maple were opted for.

Mahogany and other such exotic woods were imported. 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 huge range available that included simple geometric patterns and the more complex ones that resembled paintings. Around the year 1830 steam powered saw mills came to America. An inch of wood could now be cut into as fine as 15 to 20 layers each.

Wood workers however opted to continue doing things with their hands despite such developments. 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.

American Marquetry in the early days was propagated mainly by the cabinet makers of Boston and some other artisans who assisted them. 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". Waste from other projects such as sawdust and shavings were collected and used to color pieces of veneer, making them more dynamic. American Marquetry has developed quite a bit since its debut.

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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