ARYMA
Building something new and exciting with Anita Lear's marquetry legacy
I am looking at a memento signed "Best wishes - Anita Marquetry - Anita Lear", from Live Oak Park in Berkeley, where I first met Anita Lear on June 12th, 2005. She had just transferred ownership of her marquetry studio, Anita Marquetry, to Howard Sansome, a young businessman with a love for art history. A long ways from home and the studio that she had founded back in Wales, she was gaining perspective on that episode and looking forward to seeing Howard build something new and exciting with her legacy. This is how Aryma came to be.
ARYMA's marquetry domed ceiling depicts indigenous birds and flora of the American Southwest
ARYMA's marquetry domed ceiling depicts indigenous birds and flora of the American Southwest
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My interview with Howard Sansome
Yesterday morning I spoke with Howard about this story and a couple of recently completed projects, including this domed entry with local birds, butterflies and flora for a client's Arizona residence. The other project, a large four panel marquetry art installation for a super yacht, has just reached the completion stage. Howard will be flying over to the shipyard next week to inspect the finished installation. He expects to have his client's permission to share his high resolution images of these remarkable works of art with MiArtStudio.com when he returns.
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I am looking forward to sharing the images for both of these remarkable projects with you. I will install a high resolution viewer at the MiArtStudio.com gallery and link to it from a post on this blog.
We also discussed what's coming up next for Aryma, one of just a few world-class art marquetry studios in the UK.
Follow this link to view more images of ARYMA's domed ceiling project:
Follow this link to view more images of ARYMA's domed ceiling project:
More images of the domed marquetry ceiling
Here are a couple more images of the domed marquetry ceiling. I'll be getting more photographs soon, including some images of the original concept art and finished line drawings.
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Kim, once again, I am amazed by the exquisite examples of art you present here. I also visited the Aryma web site and took a look at their portfolio. It is so amazing to know that the artwork presented here is wood inlay. Thanks much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAnne, I am glad that you are enjoying this little window into the world of the inlay arts. I love ARYMA's marquetry, it has Welsh soul.
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