Modern Marquetry: Decorating with Wood
Glueing and Pressing
A course by Chelsea Vivash , Artist and Designer
About the video: Glueing and Pressing
Overview
“I will show you how to glue your design to your chosen mirror frame. I will start by preparing the piece with tape and then I will explain how to glue and press the piece using outer pressing boards and a selection of clamps ”
In this video lesson Chelsea Vivash addresses the topic: Glueing and Pressing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Modern Marquetry: Decorating with Wood. Create contemporary designs using traditional, handmade woodworking techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Glueing and Pressing In this lesson, I'll show you how to take your final design and glue and press it onto your frame. First, prepare your image for putting it in the press. You do this by securing the pieces down with tape, you take the same low tack tape that we used before, but this time take long strips that cover the whole of the piece. You need to smooth them down, so they're secure. For this piece, because the detail is around the edge, you don't need to put tape in this section here. You simply want to cover all the parts that have been cut. I like to overlap the tape a little, so ...”
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Course summary for: Modern Marquetry: Decorating with Wood
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, DIY, Interior Design, Woodworking
Chelsea Vivash
A course by Chelsea Vivash
Chelsea Vivash is an artist and designer from Worcestershire, England. Growing up, she always wanted to be an artist and spent most of her free time making things before going on to study Fine Art at Edinburgh College. Alongside painting, she spent time in scrapyards, collecting and transforming things into art. She continued her studies in furniture design, metal, and woodworking in Amsterdam and London. Then, after graduating, Chelsea began working in her studio in East London, where she puts the skills she’s learned into practice.
She specializes in creating original, contemporary pieces of art, furniture, and small products using the woodworking technique of marquetry. Her work has been featured in publications such as Elle Decoration, OEN, Country Living, This Girl Makes, and Fudge. She has also exhibited her work in different exhibitions throughout London.
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