Pleasant Hill Shaker Furniture
by Kerry Pierce
Hardcover
235 x 310mm
176pp
Published by Popular Woodowrking Books, Cincinnati, Ohio USA
R.R.P.$49.90
ISBN 978-1-55870-795-5
Rocking Chair with Arms
"Saturday" Table
Sconce
Curly Cherry Secretary
Hanging Cupboard
Triple Hanger
Extract from back cover of book:
In Pleasant Hill Shaker Furniture, author Kerry Pierce offers a unique perspective into the lives of a unique group of people by examining the tings they created. While the Shakers have been discussed in some detail in many publications, few have looked at their lives through the furniture, tools and household items that they created for use in their daily lives.
Pierce follows the Shakers' adherence to founder Ann Lee's tenet of "Hands to work and hearts to God". He examines in detail how they shaped their physical world to be a reflection of their devotion. Pierce looks at the craftsmanship used to create a piece of furniture and poses the question of whether the joinery is so detailed because of a love of woodworking, or a love of God.
The Shakers of the Pleasant Hill community transformed a rocky Kentucky plateau into a community that boasted some of the largest and most magnificent buildings west of the Appalachians, and they did it without the special tooling and special skills available to architects and builders of the period. Travel along with Pierce as he works to understand the spirit that guided the Shakers' creative works.
About the Author: After earning a bachelor's degree in English from Bowling Green State University, and a master's degree in art from Ohio University. Kerry Pierce began a thirty-year career as a professional furniture maker. He has specialized in Shaker and Shaker-inspired work for much of that career. Many of his thirteen books and 80 magazine articles focus on Shaker woodworking. He has shown his Shaker-inspired work in a number of regional venues, most recently at "Ohio Furniture by Contemporay Masters" at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio. He has served as Contributing Editor of Woodwork magazine since 1995, and is also a regular instructor at the Marc Adams School in Indianapolis, teaching most often about Shaker-style chair-making.
Photos: Colour
Units of Measurement: Imperial
Contents
Introduction
Two Journeys
Pushing Back the Wilderness at Shawnee Run
The Pleasant Hill Woodshops in the 19th Century
The Pleasant Hill Woodshop Today
Design Features of Pleasant Hill Furniture
The Construction of Casework in the Pleasant Hill Collection
The Pleasant Hill Collection
The Restored Shaker Community at Pleasant Hill
Final
Thoughts
Bibliography
Suppliers
Index
Sewing Rocker
Miniature Blanket Chest
Bed with Slatted Headboard
Tripod Table
Counter Chair
Side Table
Red Cupboard
Two-Drawer Blanket Chest
Kitchen Work Table
Blanket Chest