Author Archives: Robert Nurisio COVT

Piece by Piece: A Parquetry Revelation – Part Five

Square Tilted In Part Four, we explored two closely related changes in the parquetry hierarchy. First, physical contact between the blocks was removed, requiring the patient to judge placement and orientation across open space. Next, the square remained parallel but no longer occupied the center of the design, asking the patient to reconsider the assumption that the square would always

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Piece by Piece: A Parquetry Revelation – Part Four

In Part Three, the patient learned to treat empty space as meaningful information. By arranging the blocks to create a pocket, the patient had to reproduce not only the visible pieces but also the shape, size, and orientation of the space between them. The next two levels continue that progression by gradually reducing the organizational support provided by the central

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Piece by Piece: A Parquetry Revelation – Part Three

Square Central and Parallel with Pockets In Part Two, we moved from blocks sharing an entire edge with the central square to arrangements in which that contact was reduced or removed. The patient had to judge direction, distance, alignment, and the space separating or surrounding the blocks with less support from a shared physical boundary. Part Three introduces another seemingly

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