Minneapolis Foundation Recognition Wall 16’ x 5’5”,

Mahogany veneers, 2000

Thomas Schrunk has been called one of the top five veneer artists in America. His work has been found in the collections of Ronald Reagan, Sophia Lauren, the royal family of Jodhpur, India, Bob Hope and others in the others in the US, Europe, and Asia.

Luster is a special quality of light given off by many materials such as silk, human hair, some minerals, and wood cells, amongst many others giving a special brightness to that material. Most objects do not exhibit luster, the light which strikes them is given back in a more or less 180 degree hemisphere. Lustrous materials give light back in a directed manner, appearing lighter or darker depending on the viewing angle and/or angle of light. Because wood cells exhibit this quality, this quality can be used as an active design element.

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