SAPFM Members
in the News
Brian Coe has written about a Moravian Christmas pyramid and describes how to make one in the 2008 Christmas issue of Early American Life.
Mary May's carving career is the subject of a feature article in the October 2008 issue of Woodshop News.
Al Hudson's work is featured in the October/November 2008 issue of American Woodworker Magazine.
Ed Stuckey's Federal demi-lune card table appears in the December 2008 issue of Woodwork magazine.
Tony Kubalak has won the Best Traditional Design Award from the Minnesota Woodworking Guild. Tony exhibited a Philadelphia Queen Anne side chair. You can read more about Tony's honor and the chair in the August issue of Woodshop News.
Congratulations to the following SAPFM members who appear in Early American Life's 23rd Directory of Traditional Crafts: Dennis Bork, James King, Tony Kubalak, Paul Rulli, Mark Soukup, Duane Wendling, Fred Chellis, Brian Cunfer, and Jim Van Hoven. Cartouche Award winner Gene Landon served as one of the judges for this year's Directory.
Eight pieces of Bob Whitley's work from the Michener Art Museum's retrospective exhibit appear in the Gallery of the August 2008 issue of Woodwork magazine.
Walt Segl's shop is featured in an eight-page spread in WOOD magazine's special interest publication America's Best Home Workshops 2008.
Jeff Headley explains how to make a veneered serpentine drawer front with cockbeading in the July/August 2008 Fine Woodworking. In the Master Class feature, Jeff shows how to apply stringing to the same serpentine shape. Joel Ficke and W. Patrick Edwards have work featured in the Reader's Gallery.
Joshua Lane, Co-curator of Historic Deerfield, is mentioned in the May 2008 Magazine Antiques for his role in organizing the exhibition Into the Woods: Crafting Early American Furniture. The exhibition runs through 2012. Visit Historic Deerfield for more information.
Phil Lowe's McIntire armchair, Frank Woolley's serpentine bombé, and Mike Greenberg's collectibles box appear in the Gallery section of the June 2008 issue of Fine Woodworking.
Joel Moskowitz explains how he hollow grinds chisels in the June 2008 issue of Fine Woodworking.
Steve Latta compares 16 different marking knives in the June 2008 issue of Fine Woodworking.
Robert Whitley's furniture is featured through June 1 in a retrospective of his work at the Michener Art Museum. Robert is the 2002 Cartouche Award winner.
Mark Arnold writes about the Peabody Essex Museum's The Art of Woodcarving in America exhibit in the June 2008 issue of Woodwork Magazine.
Tony Kubalak's serpentine bombé and Joel Ficke's Philadelphia high chest appear in the Gallery section of the June 2008 issue of Woodwork Magazine.
Steve Latta writes about reproducing moldings in the April 2008 issue of Fine Woodworking.
Alf Sharp, 2008 Cartouche Award recipient is featured in the March issue of Woodshop News.
Peter Howell's workshop is featured in the February/March 2008 issue of Woodcraft Magazine.
Patrick Edwards writes about painting in wood in February 2008 issue of Fine Woodworking.
Research Tools
American Cabinetmakers Database
The American Cabinetmakers Database, created and maintained by Maine Antique Digest, contains over 36,000 records and is searchable by Maker name, Maker's State, and Form of cabinetry or Trade. This is a subscription site.
Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture
A project of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, this database features images and documents for the researcher of American decorative arts. Contains over 120 images of furniture from Chipstone's collection.
Index of American Design
The Index of American Design is the result of a federal work project established during the Depression to provide employment for artists and to create a permanent archive of American design. The images in the index are actually watercolors rendered in extraordinary life-like detail.
Old Salem Online
Maintained by MESDA, Old Salem Online consists of two search tools: the Craftsman Database whose purpose is to collect and make accessible data on the lives and working habits of Southern artisans working prior to 1821, and the museum's library catalog which contains books, manuscripts, journals, videos, maps, and microfilm for research in local and Southern history and the decorative arts among other topics.
Origins of the Arts & Crafts Movement
Contains links to bibliographic resources and organizations relevant to the Arts & Crafts Movement.
Prices 4 Antiques (P4A)
The P4A reference database provides descriptions and sale prices for hundreds of thousands of items and is updated daily. This is a completely independent reporting service for appraisers, auctioneers, museums, dealers, collectors and the general public. Although some content is available free, P4A is a subscription site.
Winterthur Library and WinterCat
Winterthur Library's WinterCat is an online catalogue including records for imprints, periodicals, rare printed materials, manuscript and ephemera holdings, photographs, and archival resources. ISeeDAPC contains photographs and catalog records of decorative and fine arts objects held in public and private collections throughout the United States. ISeeDAPC contains the Decorative Arts Photographic Collection (DAPC) and the Photographic Index of American Art and Design (PIAAD).
