Salmon in Marquetry - The Nature of the Sixth Sense

In our first collection of exquisite wildlife portraiture, we have sought to portray the extraordinary phenomenon of an animal’s “sixth sense.”
Our slice-of-life images truly capture this exciting spectacle of heightened perception common to all creatures as they navigate a world where the struggle for survival is a daily challenge.
This magnificent collection of marquetry pictures is a pinnacle of many years’ experience by the Wheathills team, whose work involves a profoundly close observation of nature.
Our collection captures with starting verisimilitude a range of living creatures in their native British environments and comprises six sets of striking animal portraiture. Each set forms a triptych featuring three separate but thematically connected images of an individual creature in varied states of being.
The highly detailed images convey the sensory awakenings of a range of wildlife including a soaring eagle, a leaping salmon, a majestic stag, a spring hare, an observant owl and a meadow pheasant.
Our animal subjects are first pictured in repose, secondly in a state of heightened awareness of its natural surroundings and finally in a posture which fully conveys the latent energy and powerful movement characteristic of its fight-or-flight response.
Although the stunning representational images record transient moments in the lives of these creatures, they also symbolise a whole way of living: the daily response of fight or flight, the outcome of which can mean survival or death.
The Wheathills team often works outdoors and when encountering wildlife, we tip-toe around it so that creatures can go about their business undisturbed. It's a massive privilege to be able to observe at close hand the intense and intimate moments of their life and we really wanted to share the joy of this through our art.
Our collection is both a tribute and a mark of respect to the remarkable wildlife on our doorstep. It not only reflects what we have seen but fully conveys the excitement and passion we have experienced in the process of making it. We are delighted to share it with you.

[@siggychaloupka7330]

Darkened edges and single complex shapes make me think this was cut using a laser and assembled by hand.

[@wes6244]

I thought the same. It's still nice, but I was hoping to see the handcut process

[@PatheticPeasant]

As a woodworker I can only dream of creating something like this. Beautiful work.

[@arboristBlairGlenn]

Using a laser to cut out your pieces and put this “Art?” Together is a bit like assembling a puzzle and saying, “I painted this”. Mechanized Marquetry is insulting.

[@tallybobba]

No, it’s just not your flavor. It is nice to see

[@arboristBlairGlenn]

@@tallybobba I feel the same way about CNC WOODWORKING

[@wes6244]

It kind of ruins the magic behind it, but it's still neat I guess.

[@robertsoncletokoerner7012]

Belo trabalho, obrigado pela apresentação e ensinamento. Abraço!

[@Heraclitean]

Fun to see 5% of the process.

[@rodrigorangel1580]

NEFTALÍ NATURALEZA

[@artdesign8999]

Wooow..!!!!

[@bernartscarpenter6423]

I love it🙏

[@Madhibiki]

this is totally amazing. How can you reach that level of details ? I wouls love to see the cutting process, how are you getting to tiny parts. I would love to learn this Art.

[@qjsmarquetry9293]

Beautiful images. Is there a step not shown here, when the assembled pictorial items are inserted into the ripple grey background? All the way through the assembly seems to be onto a tacky surface over the drawing. If the pieces are to be in a background (which I'd think essential for marquetry) I would have though it would be easier to insert the pieces into "windows" in the background veneer?

[@karstenvinge2734]

is this made with a laser cutter? :O

[@robertasgustas4129]

yea

[@NorthernRAY1]

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[@NorthernRAY1]

Кто знает , почему перемотка видео не работает ? .....Задрало !!! ((((((

[@gungasc]

Something fishy is going on.