Ralph Reichenbach
Medium: Solid Wood and Wood Veneers
Ralph is a self-taught artist, furniture maker and designer having grown up in his father’s wood shop. He attended NAIT in the cabinet making program, graduated top in his class and then continued on as an instructor for two years.
Fine workmanship and attention to detail are skills that can be taught, and Ralph has learned these very well, however some things cannot be taught like a keen intuition, sensitivity to the materials and passion. Ralph specializes in the use of wood veneers and combines them with solid woods to create aesthetically pleasing ornamental and functional objects. His beautiful wood turnings are constantly evolving with the uniqueness of each piece of wood inspiring him to experiment and form new and distinct one of a kind designs.
Ralph’s fine furniture pieces, which include tables, chairs, cabinets, desks, etc, are often accented with images and inlays of veneers to create distinctly original works of art. He employs the age-old craft of marquetry to create pictures that are inspired by his values and experience in life.
For more information or to contact this artist for a commission, please contact [email protected].
Check out more of his work at www.RalphReichenbach.com.
Credentials
- 2001- Alberta Craft Council Gallery showing. Artwork published as Cover Photo in quarterly publication.
- 2002 – Generations Gallery – Featured Artist
- 2004 – Edmonton Art Gallery – Art on the Block
- 2004 – Taught Marquetry at Red Deer College Summer School of the Visual Arts
- 2004 – Alberta Craft Council – Featured Artist Profile in quarterly publication
- 2006 – Taught weekend furniture workshop at NAIT
- 2008 – Instructor at NAIT Furniture Design Program
- 2008 – TU Gallery Featured Artist Show
- 2009 – SAWS Cover feature
- 2009 – Edmonton Journal – Life Style Feature “Adventures in Woodworking”
- 2011-2013 – Instructor at NAIT Cabinet Making Program
Numerous “Southern Alberta Woodworkers Society” (SAWS) Shows, given 1st Place and two 3rd Place Awards.
Gallery
Bench: Hemlock & Wenge
SOLD
Live Edge End Table
Walnut, Wenge, Maple w/ Steel Base
SOLD
High Pedestal Table
Mahogany & Macassar Ebony
SOLD
Italian Silver Elm, English Sycamore, Pink Ivory, Ebony Platter
SOLD
Table: Live Edge Redwood Burl w/Poplar & Steel Base
SOLD
Figured Maple Bowl/Platter Medium & Large
Large Bowl: SOLD
Free Solo
Marquetry
SOLD
Walnut Box
12 1/2” x 8” x 3″
SOLD
Walnut Box
12 1/2” x 8” x 3″
SOLD
Wood Wave, Walnut & English Sycamore, Marquetry. SOLD
Wine Cabinet, Walnut & English Sycamore.
Pôr Do Sol, Brazilian Rosewood & Douglas Fir Wall Hanging
Set of Two Walnut Chairs, Mid Century Modern Series, Walnut, fabric, wax oil finish, 25” width x 26 ½” H , 2023
Set of Two Walnut Chairs, Mid Century Modern Series, Walnut, fabric, wax oil finish, 25” width x 26 ½” H , 2023
Yellow Cedar Triplet Series, Yellow Cedar, Walnut, 2023, 11” tall (SOLD), 6” tall, 5” tall
Scotch Bar, Louro Preto & Figured English Sycamore, 27 ¼” L x 41” H 13 ½” W, 2020
Scotch Bar, Louro Preto & Figured English Sycamore, 27 ¼” L x 41” H 13 ½” W, 2020
What’s Next Marquetry Wall Hanging, Maple, walnut, mahogany, castella, 23 ¼” x 21 ¼”, 2023
Bubinga Wall Cabinet, Bubinga and Maple. SOLD
Rosewood Tower Cabinet: Brazilian Rosewood, American Sycamore & Wenge. SOLD
Decorative Wall Hanging Wenge & Recon Veneer, SOLD
Zebra Skin: Walnut & English Sycamore, nails, Marquetry, 2019
Cedar Strip Canoe
Hall Bench, Walnut & Walnut Root, 65 ½” L x 17” H x 15 ¼” W, 2023
Hall Bench, Walnut & Walnut Root, 65 ½” L x 17” H x 15 ¼” W, 2023
Floor Lamp MCM Series, Walnut, White Oak, Wenge, wax oil finish , 57 ½” H with a 10 ¾” x 10 ¾” base, 2023
Floor Lamp MCM Series, Walnut, White Oak, Wenge, wax oil finish , 57 ½” H with a 10 ¾” x 10 ¾” base, 2023
Sailboat Marquetry Wall Hanging, Maple, walnut, castella, 23” x 21”, 2023, SOLD
Coat Rack MCM Series, Walnut, Wenge, Steel, wax oil finish, 61” H with 11” circumference base, 2023
Western burled maple Hollow Vessel, Western burled maple, walnut lip, 3” H x 9 ½” circumference, 2021
Turned Burl Vessel, 2023
Shelf w/ Vase, Yellow Cedar, Walnut, 14”l x 8” x 4”d, 2023
Coffee Table MCM Series, Walnut, Ebony, 15 ¾” H with 38 ¾” top circumference, 2023
Coffee Table MCM Series, Walnut, Ebony, 15 ¾” H with 38 ¾” top circumference, 2023
Acoustic Wolf Guitar & Stand, Guitar: Cocobolo, sitka spruce, mahogany, Ebony, African Blackwood, Maple, Abalone shell, cow bone. Stand: Wenge & English Sycamore, 2023 guitar, 2020 stand
Acoustic Wolf Guitar & Stand, Guitar: Cocobolo, sitka spruce, mahogany, Ebony, African Blackwood, Maple, Abalone shell, cow bone. Stand: Wenge & English Sycamore, 2023 guitar, 2020 stand
Acoustic Wolf Guitar
Western Maple Vase, SOLD
