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Daniel Faia ~ Exhibits

Ornamental carving detail on drawer of Philadelphia dressing table

Museum of Fine Arts- Boston, MA

2010

How Was it Made?

This gallery is part of the "Art of the Americas" wing.

Dan created carving samples and video demonstrations of a Philadelphia dressing table as part of this educational exhibit.

Reproduction of Moses Gill side chair

Old State House- Boston, MA

2014

Dan crafted a reproduction of the Moses Gill side chair for the Bostonian Society. It is part of a hands-on exhibit to re-create The Royal Governor's Council Chamber, and sits at the right-hand side of the replica Royal Governor's chair. The original chair (by James Graham) is part of the permanent collection at 

Museum of Fine Arts- Boston, MA.  

Reproduction of Ralph Waldo Emerson's writing arm Windsor chair

The Old Manse- Concord, MA

2016

Dan crafted a reproduction of the writing arm Windsor chair used by Ralph Waldo Emerson when he wrote "Nature". It is part of the permanent collection that is displayed in the second-floor study at The Old Manse (operated by The Trustees of Reservations). The original chair is part of the permanent collection at 

Concord Museum- Concord, MA. 

Reproduction of R.W. Emerson's writing arm chair and reproduction of H.D. Thoreau's writing desk

Concord Museum- Concord, MA

2017

Dan crafted a reproduction of the writing arm Windsor chair used by Ralph Waldo Emerson when he wrote "Nature", as well as a reproduction of the writing desk used by Henry David Thoreau when he wrote "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers". Both replicas were part of an interactive exhibit called "The Anatomy of a Desk: Writing with Thoreau and Emerson" at Concord Museum. The original chair and desk, along with the reproductions, are part of the permanent collection at Concord Museum- Concord, MA. 

Decorative wall carving of sunflowers set in a frame adorned with various tools

Fruitlands Museum- Harvard, MA

2017

Dan created the "Window to the Past" wall carving as part of a collaborative exhibit, "Conversations in Craft", with North Bennet Street School (Boston, MA) and Fruitlands Museum (operated by The Trustees of Reservations). The wall carving was inspired by the CT Sunflower Chest, ca. 1690, which is part of the Trustees' permanent collection at 

The Mission House- Stockbridge, MA.

Daniel Faia ~ Demonstrations & Presentations

Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers

Joinery Symposium: 2005

Through Tenon Joinery


Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers

Demonstration: 2007

How to Make a Cabriole Leg


Wakefield Marketplace

Demonstration: 2008

Carving & Inlay Techniques for Period Furniture


Wakefield Marketplace

Demonstration: 2009

Turned Ornaments


The Furniture Society

Annual Conference: 2010

Boston Ball & Claw Foot


Colonial Williamsburg

Working Wood in the 18th Century Conference: 2012

Furniture of George & Martha Washington

Pembroke Table


Museum of Fine Arts- Boston 

Demonstration: 2012

Woodcarving


Society of American Period Furniture Makers

Demonstration: 2012

Woodcarving


Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers

Carving Symposium: 2014

Tools and Sharpening for Carving


Old Sturbridge Village

Demonstration: 2014

Four Centuries of Massachusetts Furniture


North Bennet Street School

Evening Public Lecture: 2014

Refurnishing Boston's Council Chamber


Old State House- Boston 

Presentation: 2014

Council Chamber Project


The Old Manse (The Trustees of Reservations)

125th Anniversary Historic Open House Day: 2016

Techniques: Reproduction of Emerson's Chair


Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers

Demonstration: 2022

Elements of a Queen Anne Side Chair


Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers

Demonstration: 2022

Surface Decoration Techniques

Daniel Faia

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