Classical Marquetry

Classical marquetry is easy to define in this age of modernism where everything that is created must be different and more novel than the previous one. Those that practice this sublime craft are as rare as resawn ivory. One such craftsman is Dusan Rakic from Yugoslavia. He goes by the name of prometheus065 and his blog can be found here. Several videos are available there. One of these shows his adept skill of knife-cutting. His subjects are taken from established art and their execution have a Wagnerian feel to them. My personal favorite is "St Jerome on his Knees before a Crucifix" by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Below is the original and one of marquetry.

For those who like to avail themselves of more progressive marquetry, head over to woodworkessence.com. A handful of artists are profiled including Kevin Dunlop of Canada. He bills himself as "The Marquetry Man". The original Marquetry Man" of course lived a hundred years ago in America and was profiled on this blog in January, 2009.