Club Member Publishes New Book on Antiques and Folk Art

 

Club member Shaun Markey, in partnership with Todd Coopee of Sonderho Press, has produced a new book on the antiques and folk art of Eastern Ontario.  The book is due to be available in March 2026.

 

The concept for the book was relatively simple.  Identify 10 collectors in Eastern Ontario, ask them if they would open their collections to a photographer.  In that time photographs of roughly 25 items would be taken, 10 to 12 of which would eventually make it into the book. 

 

Ten collectors were approached who Markey thought might be willing to participate.  He was hoping for five positive responses out of the ten and then would move on to find five more.  All ten immediately said yes! 

 

The project started with the first collector just to see if the methodology would work.  The collector would bring small items to a table set up for photography.  Denis Sauve´ would photograph the item. They would be measured and then we would record the dimensions and any other data.  The plan worked beautifully. 

 

Afterwards, the captions were written and each collector was sent back 12 photos to and asked to select 10 for the book.  That process worked well too. 

 

Markey commented on the project saying, “It was a great experience and to see all those wonderful objects was a real treat.”

 

Once the photography was done, Denis' task was to design the book and, oh my, what a great book he designed!!!  Be sure to get your copy of With Hands and Heart published by Sonderho Press.

 

To reserve your copy of this exciting new book visit the site:

WithHandsAndHeart.ca