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Marquetry portraits

The marquetry version is an original way of creating portraits.
The subtlety of this approach lies in how it interprets features
and characteristic expressions while using a limited color palettee.

 

The portrait of Lottie, little Lady,
with the delicacy of a child's features.

 

The portrait of Amelie, a British lady,
was made with sycamore, pear tree, rosewood, oak,
and she wears a peaked cap, the latest chic!

 

 

The portrait of Lady Diana was designed
with the wood species of pear, sycamore, and maple.

 

The portrait of Louise, a young woman with curly hair
was made with natural sycamore.

 

The portrait of Isabelle, a talented woman.
The maple leaf in the background is the symbol of Canada.
We remember, which is written between the two daisies, is a wink to the Quebec motto: "I remember".

 

The portrait of two Canadians with this Quebec expression "Tombés en amour"
inspired by the English version of: "fallen in love".

 

Marquetry's portrait of Joseph Maxwell, an incredible fighter,
soldier of the 18th Battalion AIF (Australian Imperial Force),
and one of the most awarded soldiers of the First World War, with the Victoria Cross.

 

 

Childers sculpture with inlays in marquetry.

 

 

This marquetry-inlaid sculpture was designed for the town of Childers, in the Queensland region of Australia. Each element carries a specific symbolic meaning, detailed below:

 - The wooden poppies were sourced from an Australian sawmill, thanks to Mr. Lazarides, in order to commemorate the memory of Allied soldiers.
- The cornflower, a traditional emblem of French soldiers, represents France.
- The marquetry eyes are inspired by a photograph from the Thuillier collection.
- The flame is crafted from oak taken from a tree that grew less than two miles from the railway carriage where the Armistice was signed; traces of a bomb fragment remain visiblet.
- The bird incorporates fragments of shrapnel and was created by Father André Marie.
- The rose, a symbolic flower, echoes the one carved on the Vignacourt sideboard, an iconic feature of regional craftsmanship.

 

Portrait of Maxou, a poodle.