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 Photographing
Martha's Vineyard
Whether it's ocean vistas, seashells, shore life, or quaint village life that excites the photographer in you, you'll find plenty of tips and inspiration in this thoroughly informative guide. |
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Soups + Sides
Offers a wide variety of inventive soup and side pairings. It will inspire you to think beyond your favorite grilled cheese and tomato soup combo. |
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Martha's Vineyard Tile
A beautiful coffee-table book that takes a peek at the tile work in Island homes, and celebrates Vineyard artisans and Vineyard style. |
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Schooner
The dramatic and beautiful telling in words and photos of how a wooden schooner joins the past with the present through the dedication of master craftsmen. |
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Morning Glory Farm
A beautiful and evocative look at a family farm, along with 70 favorite Martha’s Vineyard recipes. |
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Raising the Salad Bar
Illustrated with luscious photographs and chock-full of inventive salad ideas to suit every taste, this is the only salad cookbook you’ll ever need. |
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Stone by Design
A stunning tribute to the work of island stonemason Lew French and his unique vision and craft. This coffee table book celebrates both the function and form of stone. |
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Vineyard Harvest
Inspiring recipes from island chef Tina Miller, illustrated with Alison's mouthwatering photos. |
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Finding Martha's Vineyard
A celebration of this magical island through the voices, photographs, remembrances and recipes of African Americans who call the Vineyard home. Illustrated with black-and-white portraits by Alison. |
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Vineyard Summer
A summer vacation in book form — page after page of beautiful color photographs that capture the light, the colors, the mood of summer on Martha's Vineyard.
(Out of print, limited supply) |
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Until I Saw the Sea
A collection of seashore poems for children, from traditional nursery rhymes to comtemporary verse, illustrated with colorful, seaside photos. (Out of print, limited supply) |
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Remembrance and Light
Alison's first book is a collection of black & white photos of Martha's Vineyard. The images are coupled with essays by the late Henry Beetle Hough. (Out of print, limited supply) |
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Upcoming Book Projects
Beach Babies
A colorful and lively book that captures the essence of summer fun at the beach — babies, toddlers, and youngsters enjoying their favorite summer pastimes. Clever, playful text by Sue Dawson will accompany Alison's photos. To be published by Henry Holt and Company.
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Paperback $44.95 — Signed copies available!
Schooner: Building a Wooden Boat on Martha's Vineyard
By Tom Dunlop
Color photographs by Alison Shaw
Published by Vineyard Stories
View sample pages from inside the book
Schooner takes you through the construction of Rebecca of Vineyard Haven, a sixty-foot wooden schooner designed and built by one of the few boatyards in the United States devoted exclusively to the design, construction and repair of traditional wooden boats. At the time Rebecca was constructed, she was the largest sailing vessel built on the Island of Martha's Vineyard since the election of Abraham Lincoln and the only boat of her type being built anywhere in the world. In words and extraordinary photos, you learn that every part of Rebecca is built or cast by hand by the few craftsmen in the world who still do this work. She is, as one of her builders calls her, poetry on water. Jon Wilson of WoodenBoat magazine calls this book "exquisitely beautiful." And singer James Taylor, whose boat was the first one built at the yard, labels the work being done there "astonishing." In a world that puts the word "disposable" in front of everything from cash to razors, the story that Schooner shows and tells will appeal to boat lovers, book lovers, and everyone who cares about the skill required to build something significant and useful and lovely, not just for today and tomorrow, but for the ages.
“An exquisitely beautiful book...that will call you again and again.”
—Jon Wilson, Editor, Wooden Boat Magazine
“(The work) of an astonishing master.”
—James Taylor, owner of a Gannon and Benjamin boat
“This is a grand coffee table book that can feed your visual hunger, your historical interests, and your love of wooden boats.” Read full review
– Martha’s Vineyard Times
“In words and photography equally sharp and stunning, this story takes the reader from drawings to launch of Rebecca of Vineyard Haven.”
– Cruising World
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