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Thank you @Easy 10 , it's always hugely encouraging when others show their appreciation. With regard to your WIP question, I put together this collage of the construction stages of my Seagulls picture for the group at which I teach. The veneers are only 0.6mm thick, with each "waste" piece cut...

Thanks - interestingly, that was my first thought when designing the original image and it then became a toss-up between the West Pier and the Amex, and I opted for the West Pier for sentimental/family reasons. But I definitely have the Amex in mind for another piece with (as @Cotton Socks had...

@DavidinSouthampton....have yew considered setting up a Sussex Marquetry Society splinter group, with yew at the 'elm? I'm really looking forward to the Chelsea game and just hope our lads are up fir it and aren't already on the beech, or get thwarted by the (wil)low block. I hope RDZ starts...

Not really, I just find it's a tree-mendous hobby, fairly easy to twig once you understand the basics and can then branch out into more difficult areas. I wood expect you'll soon cedar benefits of the hobby and become oak-ay at it🌳

Many thanks to everyone who’s posted for your very kind and supportive comments, I am truly overwhelmed by everyone's positive feedback and generosity of spirit. People often ask me what is the most challenging piece I’ve produced to date and I can answer that question very easily! It’s an...

What a great idea, you're on to something there! I also made this piece (....apologies to the good folk of NSC, it was an unbelievably thoughtless subject selection for a lifelong Albion fan, I know, but it was merely an experimental "sand shading" exercise - honest!....) so perhaps Tony and...

That's very flattering, thank you. In addition to winning the artistic merit award with the Seagulls pic, I also came first in class 2 (there are 5 classes) with this piece, Day and Night, inspired by the Dutch graphic artist, MC Escher. This took me 6 months to make and required an enormous...

Thank you, the problem is it all takes time to do it properly, including design, veneer selection, cutting, glueing, borders, sanding, polishing, waxing etc. The Seagulls picture took me 3 months to make, evenings and weekends (on and off). I completed a large portrait last year that took me 18...

It's ony a hobby and I have only ever made pictures for pleasure or family gifts to date, but as I am just about to retire I may perhaps consider doing commissions in the future. This one, however, is definitely not for sale because of it's extremely strong sentimental value to me, but thank you...

Inspired by my love of the Albion, and historic family links with Brighton and Hove, I made and entered this piece (entitled "Seagulls over Brighton's West Pier") at this year's Marquetry Society exhibition.....and it picked up 1st place for artistic merit! It's made entirely from different...