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©Marc Ricourt
©Marc Ricourt
©Marc Ricourt
©Marc Ricourt

Marc Ricourt

  • Woodturner
  • Vaux-Saules, France
  • Master Artisan
Marc Ricourt Woodturner
Contact
French
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+33 380350464
©Marc Ricourt

Artfully organic

  • • Marc is a self-taught woodturner
  • • His first work was a tool handle
  • • He opened his workshop in 2001

First trained in carpentry, Marc Ricourt is a self-taught woodturner living in the mountains surrounding Dijon in Burgundy. He gathered his experience through a mix of practical research, reading, and encounters with other respected craftsmen. His sculptures and vases are rugged, refined, round or stretched. Spirals and grooves are carved under the gouge and the chainsaw. Marc likes to work his creations in a subtle way, like lace or embroidery. His passion for Pacific island and primitive art is always found implicitly in his work. It was by discovering the work of a Welsh woodturner, Mike Scott, that Marc understood all the artistic possibilities of wood. Today, his pieces are part of prestigious private collections and museums around the world.

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Works

  • ©Marc Ricourt
  • ©Marc Ricourt
  • ©Marc Ricourt
  • ©Marc Ricourt
  • ©Marc Ricourt
Photo: ©Marc Ricourt
Seedpod

This is a dark brown sculpture entirely made out of oak wood, turned and carved into the shape of a hollowed seedpod.

Photo: ©Marc Ricourt
Gourd

This black wood sculpture is turned and carved from oak.

Photo: ©Marc Ricourt
Sea urchin

This sculpture is partially burned, turned and carved out of oak wood into the shape of a hollowed sea urchin skeleton.

Photo: ©Marc Ricourt
White seedpod

This white sculpture is turned and carved out of beech wood.

Photo: ©Marc Ricourt
Squash

Turned and carved from beech wood, this sculpture is in the shape of a hollowed squash.

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