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MARQUETRY WORKSHOPS

Marquetry is an applied art form, available to all those who are passionate about wood and working with their hands.

1. Training staff:

Christina von Mohrenschildt, a professional marquetry artist and winner of the prestigious award "Meilleur Ouvrier de France 2004", shares her knowledge and studio with you so that you may discover the basics of marquetry as well as her own particular style.
Jean-Emmanuel Riard, a carpenter of 30 years' experience, will share his passion for wood with you and introduce you to marquetry through the ages.

2. Location of the workshops:

The workshops take place in their professional marquetry studio, in Carennac, a medieval village in the Lot department in the south-west of France.
All tools and materials necessary for a marquetry project are available to students during the workshop session.

3. Programme :

  • Presentation and History of Marquetry
  • Preparing the veneer
  • Tracing the original design
  • Preparing a cutting sheet
  • Cutting and laying a piece of marquetry using the "Boulle" technique
  • Cutting and laying a piece of marquetry using the "Window" technique
  • Intermediate assembly on a baseboard
  • Making the frame
  • Fixing the marquetry
  • Sanding and Finishing

Your first piece of real marquetry will be finished by the end of your workshop.

4. Conditions :

Marquetry is an art which demands passion and patience, so the studio takes only 1 or 2 trainees at a time.
Dates can be arranged in line with your availability and that of the instructors.
So you won't find yourself on a 'conveyor belt of trainees'!

5. Prices:

* 5-day workshop, Monday to Friday, maximum 1or 2 students

850 Euros
(per student, materials and use of equipment included)

At the end of the workshop you will have the basics necessary to create a simple marquetry project on your own. After that you will improve in line with the amount of time which you devote to it; your speed and accuracy will improve little by little. As your passion and ideas grow, so will the size of your marquetry projects!

(The workshops are conducted through French)