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MAKING: Then and Now is an unprecedented exhibition that celebrates the similarities between artists and the Shakers, a utopian community that lived in Western Massachusetts for more than 180 years. Believing they should put their hands to work and their hearts to God, the Shakers built everything from buildings to boxes, with a goal of perfection and exquisite craftsmanship in what they made. The Shaker design emphasized their attitudes towards utility and simplicity through forms renowned for their minimalism, and their output remains a lasting legacy today. The artists in this exhibition (Gregory Crewdson, Don Gummer, Stephen Hannock, Jenny Holzer, Maya Lin and David Teeple) are today’s makers, inspiring us with their work. Like the Shakers, the artists responded to the landscape, be it physical, political, or environmental. With 51 color photographs and essays by Hancock Shaker Village director Jennifer Trainer Thompson and curator Lesley Herzberg, this book illuminates artists and their work – both those who would not have called themselves artists a hundred years ago, and those who could never imagine being anything else today. Together they tell a story rooted in the fertile soil of imagination, dedication, and beauty. -
A cookbook, backyard gardening and homesteading guide for women who want to grow food efficiently, cook seasonal recipes, or even try foraging, camping, and living off the land. Paperback. 304 pages. -
Jump-start curiosity with this take-along field guide for children ages 4 and up. From worms, birds, and spiders to trees, flowers, and clouds, young explorers learn what to look and listen for wherever they are — whether in a nature preserve, an urban park, or a suburban backyard. -
Pig Tales is an eye-opening investigation of the commercial pork industry and an inspiring alternative to the way pigs are raised and consumed in America. A must read for anyone that raises or consumes pork. Softcover, 336 pages. -
For beginners and green-thumbed foodies, this unusually all-inclusive garden-to-kitchen cookbook is part lesson in gardening and part collection of healthy, delicious, kid-friendly recipes. Softcover, 115 pages. Recommended for ages 7-10 years. -
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Rosemary Gladstar, the godmother of modern herbalism, offers a fresh introduction to growing and using 33 of her favorite herbs, complete with tips on introducing an herb patch to your backyard garden and easy-to-follow recipes for brewing restorative teas, blending soothing salves, and making tinctures, oils, syrups ,and pills. -
Americans were enthralled by the Shakers in the years between 1925 and 1965. They bought Shaker furniture, saw Shaker worship services enacted on Broadway, sang Shaker songs, dressed in Shaker-inspired garb, collected Shaker artifacts, and restored Shaker villages. William D. Moore analyzes the activities of scholars, composers, collectors, folklorists, photographers, writers, choreographers, and museum staff who drove the national interest in this dwindling regional religious group. -
The original Shaker Gardener's Manual was published in 1843 and included instructions on how to grow vegetables. It was expanded in 1843 with additional instructions on cooking and preserving vegetables. This is a facsimile of the 1843 edition. -
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The Spirits of the Shakers are still active in their historic homes, meeting houses and on the land where they once prayed and sang. These haunting tales by Thomas Freese offer ghost hunter investigations, haunted tales from White Water Shaker Village in Ohio, walkthrough village reports from psychics, and an interview with a Shaker Scholar. -
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HANCOCK SHAKER VILLAGE IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE PUBLICATION OF
A Spirit of Gift, A Place of Sharing Shaker objects are products of thought embodying deeply held beliefs that remain our direct link to Shaker life. The intersection between their outward expression of religious beliefs and their spiritual orientation is key. A Spirit of Gift, A Place of Sharing explores the visible and tangible links between nineteen century Shaker ideology and contemporary Asian art through the works of Yusuke Asai, Kimsooja, and Pinaree Sanpitak. The Shakers integrated the physical with the spiritual -and this is where the artists’ transcultural kinship lies, sharing in a reverence for the unseen sources of their inspirations. Asai, Kimsooja, and Sanpitak have expressed a conceptual approach to the essence of what the Shakers embodied, the joy of physical labor, spiritual affinity, and a biocentric approach to creation’s bounty in the diversity of materials they employed in their works such as linen, cotton, wood, soil, water, plants, and animals. Collectively their art works embody unique contemporary expressions in synthesis with deeper universal meanings. Their works have been on view at Hancock Shaker Village and the catalog includes color photos throughout and a foreword by Director Jennifer Trainer Thompson and essays by curators Linda Johnson and Miwako Tezuka. Yusuke Asai’s work has been exhibited in multiple exhibitions throughout Japan, China, and the United States, most recently Rice University Art Gallery, Houston, Texas. Kimsooja’s work has been exhibited in more than thirty international biennials and triennials. She has had solo exhibitions at MoMA, New York, Centre Pompidou, France, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, as well as multiple exhibitions in Seoul. Pinaree Sanpitak is Thailand’s most internationally recognized artist whose work has been exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) among others in the United states as well as major biennials in Australia, Italy, Japan, and Korea. Hardcover, 11.4 x 9”/85 pages/color Edited by Jennifer Trainer Thompson, Linda Johnson, and Miwako Tezuka Published By Hancock Shaker Village Printed in Chicago, IL -
This handmade bookmark features the famous Shaker swallowtail design that is part of the oval box. Made locally. Measures 7 5/8" x 3/4".
