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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Friday, May 31, 2019

Celebrating 50 years in business!

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Patrice Lejeune and I show our Treasure Boxes When I started my business in June of 1969 it was because I needed furniture for my n...

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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Final Delivery: Treasure Box Series II

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Proud Parents in Delivery Room If you have red this blog for some time you are aware we have been working on the series of Treasure Bo...

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Saturday, May 23, 2015

Edwards & Lejeune

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Edwards & Lejeune Label In the history of furniture making, there are several examples of successful partnerships. Goddard an...

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Saturday, December 13, 2014

Treasure Box Series II Progress Report

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Patrice Lejeune shows the inside of the top As I work my way to the end of each year, I tend to reflect on the past. I started my bus...

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Saturday, August 16, 2014

Fine Art or Decorative Art? It Makes a Difference!

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Made of Wood. How Can This Not Be Fine Art? Three things happened to me when I lived in Paris off and on for a decade in the 1990'...

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Friday, August 15, 2014

American Folk Marquetry

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English Apprentice Board c.1885 The last few days I have been thinking about geometrical designs in marquetry. One of the reasons ...

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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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