Henriette Corbeil Intarsia ang home

Welcome to my Website!

My approach

Hello! I am Henriette Corbeil, an artist from Laurentians, Quebec.

I always had a vested interest in arts. I did oil paintings during many years, mainly sceneries. In 2003, I discovered wood mosaic, which is called INTARSIA. A new world was opening to me. I did not know much about wood species at the time and all the variety of colors they could offer. I find beauty in many subjects. I have a particular interest for animals.

Wood work has become a passion for me, an escape, an irresistible adventure always renewed. It allows me to combine many activities that I do like a lot such as computer work, drawings, puzzles, painting and manual work.

Each art piece I do provides me new emotions, a rich experience in a creation challenge.

Color has always had an important part in my life. Today, it is in my art pieces that it is being reflected.

My art product

I make 3 dimensional wood decorative mosaics using a technique called INTARSIA. Each wood piece is assembled and glued on a wood backboard.

I do sceneries, birds, animals, insects, flowers, sport players and objects of any kinds. I create my own design most of the time now but I can also make a mosaic based on other well known intarsia artists’ design. They are a lot available on the market.

I enjoy doing custom pets portraits. I design the pattern using a picture of your favorite animal in order to create a unique art piece just for you. You will find some examples of my work in my album « My designs ».

Selling my art (Finished products & patterns)

I sell my art products during shows I go to during the year and I also take custom orders. The cost of my art products varies depending of a variety of criteria such as the dimension of the final piece, the level of complexity and the price of the wood species I use to make it. There is something for all tastes and all budgets!

Since 2008, I sell my own patterns for approximately 7$ CAD and provide them in an electronic format via email. You can see my available patterns on tab Patterns for sale. I also make custom patterns for approx 40$ CAD.

Wood species used

When I make a piece, wood selection is a very important step on the creation process. I used domestic woods as well as exotic wood from various sources. I usually buy my exotic wood at Langevin & Forest store in Montréal. On their site, you can find pictures and descriptions of the different wood species: Here are a few specimens, in their natural color: Click here