Contemporary Marquetry by Juli Morsella

Equilibrium

Juli — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:33:36 +0000

48″X44″ mixed media

I See, I Hear, I Speak

Juli — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:29:38 +0000

Three panels 38″X23″ each Rosewood, walnut,burls, gold leaf, coloured pencils

Kalo Farmer

Juli — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:18:55 +0000

10″x21″,carving,filled carving and painting on solid koa

Little Lion

Juli — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:09:20 +0000

20″ X 16″ koa, poplar, maple, mahogany, walnut burl.

Paparazzi I

Juli — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:26:41 +0000

first in “Paparazzi” series, with gold leaf, maple, rose and walnut burl, colours.

“Triangulate”

Juli — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 08:00:07 +0000

36″X48″, walnut,paduk,maple,tanganika, koa,poplar, hau, ebony. Amboyna, ash,walnut and rosewood burls,mixed mediums.

Metamorphosis II

Juli — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 16:38:40 +0000

Metamorphosis I

Juli — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:09:47 +0000

This is the first piece in a new series tentatively called “The Nature of Birth”. This one, “Breaking Apart” is about metamorphoses.

I am currently working on another on about birth of new generations.

retro science design

Juli — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:21:01 +0000

to achieve these 1950′s colours the following woods were used: macademia nut, hau, eucalyptus and mango, all from Hawaii.

What is julimorsella.com?

Juli — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 05:45:19 +0000

This website covers Juli Morsella’s contemporary marquetry art and her contemporary marquetry design work. For Juli Morsella’s art portfolio site, go to jmorsella.com.

This landing page is mostly about new art work. There are four Portfolio categories that showcase images and brief descriptions of the artwork: figurative, Hawaiiana, natura and abstract.

The design landing page describes new designs and interiors. The design pages are for architects, interior designers and home owners interested in custom wood veneer interior design elements for doors, cabinets, wainscots and any other two dimensional surfaces. Juli designs from scratch for each individual project, proposing designs that reflect the individual needs and personalities of the clients.

Juli Morsella is committed to using reclaimed woods, eco-friendly materials, and donating 10% of my earnings to projects that help the Earth and its inhabitants.

Contemporary Marquetry

Marquetry, sometimes called wood inlay, is an ancient craft in which veneers of different colours are cut and placed together to form pictures or designs. The finished veneer design is glued onto a plywood carcass for stability and strength . After studying this technique for years in Italy as the sole apprentice to a marquetry maestro in Umbria, Juli spent many more years on trial error and experimentation developing a unique style and technique of a contemporary art form.

All Juli’s works are original one-offs in wood veneers. Except for the pure black, all the wood colours are natural unstained woods. All the cutting is done by hand, then the veneer is glued with eco-freindly mastic to a surface with a veneer press. Follow these links for more information on technique and our green commitment.