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This is a place where the visitors are confronted with their search for a personal touch and where they have an opportunity to get acquainted with skilled experts, who have turned durability and tradition into their passion.


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woensdag 27 februari 2013

DAVIDSFONDS 11de Nacht van de Geschiedenis | Davidsfonds Maaseik | Pearls of Craftsmanship | Kwaiteitslabel voor Vakmanschap

  Op dinsdag 19 maart 2013:
11de Nacht van de Geschiedenis: 
‘Vakmannen en –Vrouwen?’.
 
 
 
In Maaseik richten we onze aandacht altijd op het rijke erfgoed van de stad, waarin we elk jaar elementen uit de historische leefwereld evoceren. Ervaren gidsen vertellen tijdens geleide wandelingen en bezoeken, beslagen geschiedkundigen geven voordrachten en enthousiaste acteurs vergasten u op een theatersketch.
 

Dit jaar geven wij een aantal gerenommeerde, artistieke ambachten een podium.
 
 
  
De 11de Nacht van de geschiedenis draagt het thema
 ‘Vakmannen en -vrouwen?'.
Davidsfonds Maaseik Stelt voor 
'Pearls of Craftsmanship'
 
 
 
Het kwaliteitslabel  'Pearls of Craftsmanship' promoot het vakmanschap van hoge kwaliteit van haar zorgvuldig uitgekozen leden en hun unieke bedrijven. Het zijn uiterst bekwame vaklui die naast een bijzondere artisanale kennis van historisch gegroeide traditionele toepassingen, het vermogen bezitten om deze vakkennis ook te vertalen naar eigentijdse originaliteit.

Davidsfonds Maaseik, de Pater Sangerskring, het Documentatiecentrum Maaseik, de Gidsenbond en Speelgroep Van Eyck laten u kennis maken met een groep van vakmensen die van duurzaamheid en traditie hun passie hebben gemaakt. Zij zijn onze gasten op de 11de Nacht van de geschiedenis in Maaseik.

Peter Croonenberghs, brouwingenieur, leert ons over het brouwersvak en trakteert ons met Jan Van Eyckbier.
 
 
Pearls of Craftsmanship , Nacht van de Geschiedenis, Maaseik
 
 
Waar? In verschillenden panden van de historische binnenstad en in Zaal Van Eyck, tussen 18.00 en 22.00 uur.

!! Belangrijk: Het aantal inschrijvingen is beperkt

Inschrijven: t.e.m. 17 Maart 2013 via +32 89 56 74 40 of maaseik@davidsfonds.net
 
 
 De 7 deelnemers aan de 11de Nacht van de geschiedenis.
 
11de Nacht van de Geschiedenis in Maaseik
 
 
http://www.patrickdamiaens.be

 
 

donderdag 27 december 2012

HOUTSNIJWERK | LUIKS HOUTSNIJWERK | HOUTSNIJATELIER




Houtsnijwerk
Ons artisanaal bedrijfje richt zich op twee specifieke activiteiten. In ons houtsnijders-atelier kunt u terecht voor al uw ornamentiek , ornamenten in hout en houtsnijwerk . Maar ook geven we cursussen, opleidingen en demonstraties . Ons gespecialiseerd atelier maakt voor particuliere klanten en voor overheidsprojecten  hoogwaardig houtsnijwerk. Een van onze specialiteiten is Luikse Sculptuur, maar we zijn ook bekend voor onze ontwerpen en uitvoeren van heraldische familiewapens of stadswapens .


Het behoud van ons Europees erfgoed, patrimonium is een belangrijk onderdeel van onze werkzaamheden . We restaureren en maken van reconstructies van ornamentiek.
Snij- en beeldhouwwerk aan het exterieur en interieur van gebouwen.


Ornamentiek aan meubels en lijsten, liturgisch meubilair en restauratie van historische interieurs.  Hedendaagse toepassingen van het artisanale houtsnijwerk, zoals  snijramen , gevelversieringen , trapbalusters, gesneden bas-reliefs  in opdracht of eigen werk.



Ons houtsnijatelier is kleinschalig ,elk ontwerp ,uitvoering  en ornament is uniek en er word met de specifieke wensen van klant rekening gehouden.

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dinsdag 10 juli 2012

MASTER WOODCARVER, Patrick Damiaens


Master craftsman
Beautiful and highly ornamented Liège-style furniture is still being carved today, thanks to the specialist skills of master craftsman Patrick Damiaens.

by Denzil Walton

In the 17th century the Belgian town of Liège became highly prosperous due to its coal mining, metal processing and glass refining industries. It evolved into a fashionable residence for princes, aristocracy and wealthy merchants who had money to spend on lavish, expensive furniture. 
The best craftsmen from the surrounding region were invited to work in Liège. The city soon became famous for its Liège-style furniture. It is characterized by beautifully and delicately carved decoration, usually with a thickness of only 5 mm. 400 years on, Liège-style furniture is still being created and carved to the highest levels of quality. 

Grinling gibbons style of carving
  
From his workshop in Maaseik, Belgium, Patrick Damiaens is a reassuring reminder that even in these days of mass-manufactured furniture, there is still a demand for the traditional skills of a master artisan. 
Damiaens is the only full-time ornamental wood carver in Flanders – the Dutch-speaking half of Belgium – a unique position of which he is immensely proud. “There are a few part-timers and hobbyists in Flanders, but no-one who earns his living doing what I do,” he says.
Foliage carving in limewood

High-relief carving in limewood
 What he does is certainly impressive. He works in close cooperation with four colleagues: a staircase-maker, two cabinet-makers and a furniture restorer. 

Between them they turn planks of rough French oak into the most stunningly attractive cupboards, chests of drawers, wardrobes, door frames, staircases, stereo cabinets and decorative panels. “In fact, if you have the budget, we could make and decorate virtually any item of furniture,” Damiaens exclaims enthusiastically.
Patrick Damiaens

 To make an item of Liège-style furniture is a highly complex process. The preparatory technical drawings can take a full month, as every item of furniture decorated by Damiaens is unique and requires a totally new set of drawings. 
His first task is to make a rough sketch of the pattern, which might be based on an original item of furniture or created uniquely by Damiaens himself and drawn in the Liège-style. 
This is then presented to the customer, and after any necessary amendments are made, the final technical drawing is redrawn on tracing paper and pinned to the selected panel of wood. The design is then transferred onto the wood, which in most cases is French oak.

Liege style carving
The next stage is the only time that Damiaens uses a machine (apart from one to sharpen his tools). He skilfully manipulates an electric milling machine to remove the bulk of the wood surrounding the design, after which the actual hand carving can begin.

Damiaens first uses a home-made scraper to remove the rough edges and excess wood missed by the milling machine, before bringing his vast collection of Swiss-made razor-sharp wood carving chisels into action. Once the carving is completed, the panel is returned to the cabinet-maker who treats it and incorporates it into the intended item of furniture.

Music Trophy carved in walnut
 One reason why Damiaens likes his job is the variety of projects he is asked to undertake. As well as the larger items of furniture which take a year to complete, he carves and decorates a range of smaller items. At the end of a long working day he tries to find time to work on projects for his own house. He is currently building and decorating new kitchen cabinets.

As to the future, Damiaens likes to set himself new carving challenges, his latest being to work in the style of Grinling Gibbons, one of his heroes. “Working mostly in lime wood, Gibbons is particularly well-known for his exquisite cascades of flowers, fruit and leaves, which were applied to paneling, furniture, walls and even chimneys,” explains Damiaens. “So detailed were his carvings that in certain light they look natural and lifelike, and have been likened to lacework. I think he is the finest wood carver of all time.”

Carved Room-Panelling 

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