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| Craig in his studio |
Craig sent some photos of his new 'dogwood marquetry buffet', so I'll focus this post on Craig's dogwood theme. It's a good example of marquetry's affinity for natural imagery. In a recent post - Craig Thibodeau's Art Deco Chess Table - I presented some of his Art Deco pieces. Silas Kopf was originally attracted to marquetry by the Art Nouveau floral designs of Galle and Majorelle. Craig took a course from Paul Schurch, another master at enhancing furniture designs with natural marquetry imagery. Like Silas and Paul, Craig is constantly expanding his marquetry and furniture design vocabulary while developing his own unique look.
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| Dogwood flower marquetry motif (Click Image for picture viewer) |
Here are the pictures of this impressive dogwood marquetry buffet. I've added some images of Craig's other dogwood embellished furniture pieces, as well as one gardenia themed sideboard and mirror. Marquetry can morph into an endless variety of themes and shapes.
Gradually a complete view of Craig's profile and portfolio will coalesce into the MiArtStudio gallery.
Craig Thibodeau's Gallery Portfolio
To see more examples go to Craig's gallery portfolio or his site at ctfinefurniture.com.
To see more examples go to Craig's gallery portfolio or his site at ctfinefurniture.com.
The 'Dogwood Marquetry Buffet'
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| Dogwood Marquetry Buffet marquetry on an ash burl background with a wenge framework (Click Image for picture viewer) |
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| Detail of marquetry design on cabinet doors Dogwood flowers are holly with sand-shading (Click Image for picture viewer) |
More images of dogwood marquetry buffet
Buffet with upper doors openShowing interior veneer(Click Image for picture viewer)
Buffet with upper doors open
Showing interior veneer
Lower cabinet's outside drawers and inside drawers
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Dogwood Blanket Chest
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| Dogwood marquetry theme detail |
Craig made this blanket chest - shown in the pictures below - out of mahogany and curly sycamore. It will be featured in 'Blanket Chests' a new book written by Peter Turner and Scott Gibson to be published by Taunton Press.
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| Dogwood blanket chest curly sycamore and mahogany trim |
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| Blanket chest with top open |
Dogwood Buffets
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| Dogwood buffet |
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| Dogwood buffet with door open |
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| Dogwood buffet |
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| Dogwood Buffet with open door |
Kim,
ReplyDeleteThank you for all the support you are giving my work with your blog.
It's nice to have a place to look at so many different types of marquetry and see just how good some of these artists really are.
Craig