My name is Grzegorz Czarnecki. Currently I reside in the state of New York, but originally I am from Poland. Ever since my youth I have had a profound interest in carpentry. The job of designing and creating all sorts of finished products from wood gave me a feeling of great satisfaction and fascination. When I was 15, I first encountered the style of marquetry. My love for that form of art and, what I quickly discovered, great skill in the field, that I had, opened up a whole new world to me, one which I knew I had to explore.

After my arrival to the United States, I solidified my mastery in the techniques and technology of carpentry. My access to an endless source of all sorts of exotic wood deepened my interest and skill of marquetry.

MARQUETRY or wood decorative artistry is considered to be one of the most difficult arts. Besides unrepeatable skills, it requires patience, engagement, and unprecedented precision from a craftsman.  A beautiful item of marquetry is the fruit of a long and detailed process of picking, cutting, placing, and gluing which takes a long time. In a traditional technique, different design elements are cut separately in an attempt to reduce a gap left by a knife’s blade. As a result, perfectly fit together pieces show no visible signs of insertions and blending together, they create one solid surface.

  The motifs applied in intarsia include elements of landscape, animals, flowers, people and geometrical details. A real artist is able to combine factors such as grain, color and texture of materials to render desired aesthetic results as hi would be using a palette to paint paintings.

All my marquetry is hand-made. I use a natural beauty of wood where each part of veneer differs from another. The outcomes are astonishing and unique.

March 2008 -  first time I publicly displayed my works. My collection was part of “The Art of New Yorkers”, which was organized by PAX (Polish American Community Services) and looked over by the mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, himself. My works drew large crowds and gave me tremendous success.

September 2008 - National Marquetry Show, which will take place September 9^th thru October 16^th in San Jose, California. The “GODFATHER” won much praise and People’s Choice votes at the 2008   AMS National Exhibition.

May 2009 -   Marquetry Society National Exhibition.  My arts was  printed and displayed at The 2009 in Gravesend  Kent  England, and will also appear in the Marquetarian, on the society's  website: http://www.marquetry.org/int_photos3.htm

August 2009 - Art Gallery: PROJEKT 30   I was accepted into August 2009 Exhibition ! 

 http://www.projekt30.com/final_display.php?show_id=72

Member of THE MARQUETRY SOCIETY http://www.marquetry.org/

Member of THE AMERICAN MARQUETRY SOCIEThttp://www.americanmarquetrysociety.com/index.html