Artist Talk and Demo with Craig Altobello

Craig Altobello will demonstrate the steps taken to create a piece of marquetry art using wood and tools from his studio. Participants will see the process from lumber to the finished piece. Using a scroll saw Craig will show how he cuts the wood to fit together so precisely. It is the character of wood and the beauty beneath the bark that inspires Craig’s art.  A variety of woods will be on display for people to handle and imagine how they could be used to represent an image from nature.

Craig was introduced to woodworking in 1978 during a workshop with designer/craftsman Thomas Moser of Maine. His path to marquetry grew out of teaching middle school science, where he and his students documented their outdoor explorations through writing and art using cut paper collage. He is a juried member of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen and the Sharon Arts Center in Peterborough, NH.