Upcoming Event!
Fine Woodworking New England - 2025
Dan will be attending Fine Woodworking New England again this year!
Dates: Friday-Saturday, May 9-10, 2025
Location: CT Valley School of Woodworking (Manchester, CT)
Hours: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
There will be a variety of speakers, presenters, vendors, and tool dealers (plus food trucks!). Dan is planning to do ongoing informal demonstrations “at the bench” and display work samples and workshop models throughout this 2-day event.
In addition, Dan is scheduled to present a 1-hour seminar on traditional woodcarving techniques "under the tent" on Saturday afternoon.
*schedule of presenters is subject to change*
Dan will also be exhibiting his Hepplewhite-inspired chair from the 2024 Working Wood in the 18th Century Conference at Colonial Williamsburg.
For more information, please visit finewoodworking.com/new-england.
Exhibits
NH Historical Society - Concord, NH
2024
The Main Event
The signature NH Furniture Masters annual event was held on Saturday, October 19, 2024 from 5-7 pm,
at the NH Historical Society in Concord, NH,
and featured the work of over a dozen members.
Dan's demilune table was on display during this event.
John Hay Estate at The Fells - Newbury, NH
2024
Summer at The Fells
The NH Furniture Masters featured the work of
over a dozen members during a summer-long exhibit.
Dan's Hepplewhite-inspired oval back side chair was on display for eight weeks during this event.
NH Furniture Masters Gallery - Concord, NH
2024
New Members Show
The NH Furniture Masters featured the work of
Dan Faia, Mike Korsak, and Philip Morley (Invited Artist)
in their spring exhibition. This exhibit celebrated the creativity of the organization's newest members, and recognized each maker's unique style and dedication to the tradition of fine furniture making..
Dan exhibited this contemporary side chair, as well as a Queen Anne side table and a wall carving.
League of NH Craftsmen Gallery - Concord, NH
2023
Dan had two pieces on display, a Chippendale-inspired dressing box and this reproduction Queen Anne side chair, for the Connecting Through Craft exhibit.
This was a collaborative event between the NH Furniture Masters and the League of NH Craftsmen, and the exhibit ran from mid-October through mid-December.
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.
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 pieces 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.
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.
Old State House - Boston, MA
2014
Dan crafted a reproduction of the Moses Gill side chair for the Bostonian Society, as part of an exhibit to re-create The Royal Governor's Council Chamber. It sits at the right-hand side of the reproduction Royal Governor's chair. The original chair (attributed to James Graham), circa 1760, is part of the permanent collection at
Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, MA.
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 collaborative educational exhibit.
Featured Presentation!
Colonial Williamsburg, VA
2024
Dan was a guest speaker at the 26th Annual
Working Wood in the 18th Century Conference,
hosted by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
The theme of the Conference (January 25-28) was
“By the Book”, and the focus of his presentation was his interpretation of a neoclassical chair design from Hepplewhite’s The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Guide: Repository of Designs for Every Article of Household Furniture. (I. and J. Taylor, London, 1789)