Description: Hand crafted intarsia solid wood intarsia wall hanging featuring elephant with calf.This piece is composed of 120 Individual solid wood pieces. These pieces are each cut, sanded, and fitted multiple times before being glued in place. Each piece comes ready to hang.The wood used in this piece are: Maple, Pine, poplar, Walnut, Fit, Western Red Cedar.Measurements of this piece: 21” x 15.5” x 1.25” thick and weight is approximately 4.6 lbs. THIS IS NOT A JIGSAW PUZZLE! Intarsia is a very labor intensive art. Pieces are NOT CUT BY LASER. Easy to clean using a damp cloth and wipe or use a feather duster. NOTE: Intarsia is made of solid wood. No two pictures will be exactly the same because of variances of the wood and grains. In some cases, knots are left to add character to the piece and to add individuality. Variances in the wood grain are NOT considered flaws. How it is made:Intarsia is a form of Arab wood inlaying dating back to the 17th century that is similar to marquetry. It is crafted by hand using varied shapes, sizes, and species of wood fitted together to create an almost 3D inlaid, mosaic-like picture. Today, intarsia is created by selecting different types of wood using the natural grain pattern and color to create the different pieces. Each piece of wood is individually cut shaped and sanded before fitting together like a jigsaw puzzle. These pieces are glued to a piece of solid backing board cut to the shape of the final product. Additional pieces of plywood are sometimes used to raise the pattern in certain areas to create more depth. Once glued together on the backboard, a final layer of finish is applied to enhance color and protect the wood. In these intarsia pieces, aniline dye is sometimes used to create vivid colors (i.e. red, blue, and green) in certain pieces for more expression. Aniline dye colors the wood without hiding the natural grain. Wood stain is also used to enhance the natural color of the wood and to help protect against fading. History:When Egypt came under Arab rule in the seventh century, indigenous arts of intarsia and wood inlay, which lent themselves to non-representational decors and tiling patterns, spread throughout the Maghreb. The technique of intarsia was already perfected in Islamic North Africa before it was introduced into Christian Europe through Sicily and Andalusia. The art was further developed in Siena and by Sienese masters at the cathedral of Orvieto, where figurative intarsia made their figurative intarsia made their first appearance, c. 1330 and continuing into the 15th century and in northern Italy in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, spreading to German centers and introduced into London by Flemish craftsmen in the later sixteenth century. From: Wikipedia, The Free Dictionary
Price: 195 USD
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
End Time: 2024-12-31T18:11:06.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Handmade
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
