Only level 5 students are eligible. In the marquetry class requirements are that a list of woods must be submitted ( natural and dyed veneers allowed), pieces are cut using the element by element technique with either a scrollsaw or the chevalet de Marqueterie. Shading by traditional hot sand and pressing the marquetry on a medium without surface treatment - no finish (varnish, wax, oil etc..). The substrate must be 15mm X 350mm x 270mm.
Finally, I have displayed past winners and it is easy to see why strict rules foster quality. Keep in mind these are students.
As a postscript to this post it is well to remember that competitions outside of France that do not nationalize a craft have no distinction between that and art. They never will. The last exhibition I attended which was held in an effort to promote marquetry as an art form displayed laser marquetry next to that made by hand. No difference between the two was mentioned nor displayed forthright. This is a hypocrisy that causes more harm than good and misinforms the viewing public. It's what I call attribution by association. Of course some will say they don't need to know, but I will save that one for another post!
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