WPatrickEdwards

A traditional furniture conservator, restorer and maker discusses his life experiences and his philosophy of work. If you love marquetry this is the place to discuss it. All work is done with hand tools and organic traditional materials and methods.

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Showing posts with label ASFM. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

WPE and OBG and ASFM return to MASW!

A French Marquetry Atelier in Indianapolis I am pleased to be invited back for another teaching period at Marc Adams School of Woodwor...

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Chevalet In A Box. Delivered!

NOT from IKEA! I had a great time last year at the Woodworking in America conference. I am really looking forward to returning in Sep...

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Exciting WIA Week in Winston Salem

Fortunately, I had decided to arrive several days in advance of the WIA conference and stay a few days after, so Kristen and I were abl...

Sunday, August 31, 2014

A Simple Painting In Wood Etude

Always Start With The Basics When I decided to open up my marquetry workshop to students, I had to decide what kind of curriculum to ...

Saturday, August 9, 2014

The Chevalet Pandemic

Suspected Source of Infection My dictionary defines "pandemic" as "occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting a...

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Shop Tour!

Ring the Bell The front door at my business used to have a stained glass transom window above it. It was lovely, as it faced West and t...

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

I Miss Posting On My Blog

I didn't understand the lasting effect it would have on me to actually "retire" from some long term activity, like I talke...

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Roubo Redux

Patrice and Agnes Reading Roubo in French I first met Mr. Roubo at the Getty Museum Conservation Lab around 1975 or so. There was a Fre...

ASFW at MASW!

The New School of French Marquetry I realize that, in the world of French marquetry, there are a few "chevalets" sitting in wo...

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

We've Got Nails!

Tools for Nailing Veneer Packets When you practice an art form which was perfected in France over 200 years ago, it is natural that you...

Friday, August 9, 2013

Assembly Board Videos

Lately we have been encouraged to make more videos, and YouTube provides the perfect venue for others to see what we do and how we do it. W...

Sunday, March 10, 2013

ASFW Invades MASW

Demonstrating at Timken Museum in 1990 There are so many ways to make marquetry, you could fill a book. Actually, Pierre Ramond has fil...

Monday, February 25, 2013

Art Institute of Chicago Project

Last year we here at the American School of French Marquetry were contacted by staff at the Art Institute of Chicago to see if we could...

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About Me

W. Patrick Edwards: San Diego, CA, United States; I was born in Los Angeles in 1948 and moved to San Diego in 1958. I entered UCSD as the first freshman class in 1967 and graduated in 1971 with a degree in Applied Physics and Information Science, minor in American History. During my college years I owned an antique store at the same time I worked 20 hours a week in the physics department at UCSD. In 1968 I worked on site at Brookhaven Labs in New York for a year and took my classes by mail. Upon graduation I secured a job for Maxwell Labs, ran my antique business on the weekends and taught Decorative Arts classes at night. I produced a series of 10 shows on CBS called "Welcome to the Past...The History of American Furniture." In 1972 I decided to quit my physics career and devote full time to the antiques business. It was the best decision of my life. I choose to work by hand, without machinery, using only period materials and methods. I also walk to work every day. Life is good.

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