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Events

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.

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.

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. 

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 Moses Gill side chair

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.  

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 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)

Demonstrations & Presentations

Fine Woodworking Magazine

Fine Woodworking New England: 2025

Traditional Woodcarving


Eastern Massachusetts Guild of Woodworkers

Presentation/Demonstration: 2024

Traditional Woodworking in the Modern Era


Fine Woodworking Magazine

Fine Woodworking New England: 2024

Chairmaking


Society of American Period Furniture Makers

Virtual Presentation: 2024

Building, Teaching, & Stewardship


New Hampshire Preservation Alliance

Old House & Barn Expo: 2024

Exhibitor- Traditional Woodworking


Colonial Williamsburg

Working Wood in the 18th Century Conference: 2024

Neoclassical Chair: Stylings of George Hepplewhite


Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers

Demonstration: 2023

Traditional Woodcarving


Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers

1st Annual NE Woodworking Competition: 2023

Keynote Speech


Society of American Period Furniture Makers

Demonstration: 2023

Traditional Woodcarving


Society of American Period Furniture Makers

Presentation: 2023

Cartouche Award Banquet


Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers

Demonstration: 2022

Surface Decoration Techniques


Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers

Demonstration: 2022

Elements of a Queen Anne Side Chair


The Old Manse (The Trustees of Reservations)

125th Anniversary Historic Open House Day: 2016

Techniques: Reproduction of Emerson's Chair


Old State House- Boston 

Presentation: 2014

Council Chamber Project


North Bennet Street School

Evening Public Lecture: 2014

Refurnishing Boston's Council Chamber


Old Sturbridge Village

Demonstration: 2014

Four Centuries of Massachusetts Furniture


Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers

Carving Symposium: 2014

Tools and Sharpening for Carving


Society of American Period Furniture Makers

Demonstration: 2012

Traditional Woodcarving


Museum of Fine Arts- Boston 

Demonstration: 2012

Traditional Woodcarving


Colonial Williamsburg

Working Wood in the 18th Century Conference: 2012

Furniture of George & Martha Washington

Pembroke Table


The Furniture Society

Annual Conference: 2010

Boston Ball & Claw Foot


Wakefield Marketplace

Demonstration: 2009

Turned Ornaments


Wakefield Marketplace

Demonstration: 2008

Carving & Inlay Techniques for Period Furniture


Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers

Demonstration: 2007

How to Make a Cabriole Leg


Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers

Joinery Symposium: 2005

Through Tenon Joinery

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