January 2010
Matthew Werner
Handcrafted Furniture with Marquetry
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New Works:...A Tropical Paradise

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William Ng School of Fine Woodworking
Anaheim, California


If you are interested in either of these classes, contact the school now. They'll need to know how many students to plan for.

February 1 -5: Music Stand: Working with Curves

music standWe will learn techniques for working with curves that will expand your design and building vocabulary beyond straight edges and right angles. Techniques will include bent lamination, half-lap joinery, sliding dovetail joinery, and working with veneers.


February 6-7: Marquetry

bedCreate designs in wood! Marquetry is the art of creating imagery by cutting and fitting thin pieces of wood together. These designs are then veneered to a solid core to be used in making furniture or decorative panels. This class is an opportunity to explore an ancient art form that has many contemporary applications.

The William Ng School has a separate bench room and tool room, both spacious and well-lit. I am looking forward to these classes, and hope you will take this opportunity to register soon and reserve your spot.

William Ng School of Fine Woodworking
1340 North Dynamics Street, Unit H
Anaheim, CA 92806

tel: (714) 993-4215
email: info@wnwoodworks.com
web: www.wnwoodworks.com

Recent Press

Santa Cruz Sentinel
       "Woodworkers take center stage in Santa Cruz"
       By WALLACE BAINE

"Passers-by on Pacific Avenue aren't just passing by the Rittenhouse Building these days. For the first time, they're lingering.

"The beautiful but empty neoclassical behemoth on Pacific at Church Street has yet to attract a big-name retailer, so in the meantime, the Rittenhouse has become a showcase for the kind of tradesman you don't usually see in such prime commercial real estate: the fine-arts woodworker.

"Ten of Santa Cruz County's most accomplished wood artists are taking up the center stage of Santa Cruz's downtown by putting their best work in the display windows of more..."

KUSP Art Studio
       "Matthew Werner and the Santa Cruz Woodworkers Collaboration"
       By KIRBY SCUDDER

Find the December 13 interview online here, or visit Kirby's Art Blog
New Works: A Tropical Paradise

anole lizardMy most recent commission was for a custom music stand. The subject matter for the marquetry was tropical in nature, and carefully reviewed for naturalistic accuracy by the client. The subjects included an anole lizard, as you can see from the detail photo at right. Click on the lizard to see what other creatures inhabit this tropical paradise.

This new music stand has a redesigned base so that it holds the music lower - making it suitable for classical guitar players.
Happy New Year!
Matthew Werner 
Glacier Point Road

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