David R E Hunt's Personal Page
On the Photos page, one finds photographs of various cities and neighborhoods, buildings and other structures, as well as of life abroad and nature in general. The bulk of the site's content is to be found on the photo pages.
There is a certain biographical component to the contents of the photo pages,for all of the
cities,neighborhoods, haunts and places depicted are those in which I have lived and frequented over the years.The impressions that arise regarding structures and streetscape import a perspective which matures with familiarity, an essence which I try to capture with my photography
Adam and David
Adam and David Home Page
Gallery Pages
Photos Pages
Inventory Pages
Links Pages
Items for sale are listed on the Inventory page of the site. I do not make any claim of expertise in regard to the evaluation of the presented objects, but of course I have greater familiarity with some classes of objects than others. All items are sold "as is" and generally all sales are final...
On the Gallery page, one can find photos of objects from my collection, which include collectible textiles, antique furniture of various styles and periods, ethnographic artifacts, works of art, and some rather curious objects.
Please note that I do not make any claim of expertise in regard to the evaluation of the presented objects. One of the primary reasons for placing items on the Gallery page is precisely that of challenging myself to learn more about these objects and of my collecting in general.
It all began, this lifelong fascination with antiques and collecting in general, with my move into a circa 1820 log cabin located in Germantown Maryland in the Spring of 1969.
It was this primordial find, the Amerindian stone tool depicted in the photo at left, which I found in the dirt cellar of this log cabin, that began my collecting career.
During these early years I had found several arrow heads and stone points likely fashioned by the once native populace, and several of what I know today to be desirable glass artifacts (an Anheuser- Busch bottle, emblazoned with an embossed letter "A" and an eagle figures prominently), but save for all these long lost possessions, I still have the stone scraper.
American Indian stone hand tool
found in Germantown Maryland
About This Web Site...
It's an old debate, the question weather life imitates art or art imitates life, but in regard to this web site it is readily apparent that art depicts life...
Just as with our lives this web site is a work in progress. While commerce is one driving force behind this composition (there are items for sale on the Inventory page) it is essentially a fun project which I began in late 2007, and presents an opportunity to use my photography and composition skills.
I once rented a booth in an area antiques mall, and set up shop on Saturdays and Sundays at The Bethesda Farm Woman's Co-op; such was this web site's genesis.
My interest in web design began with my discovery of the
Turkotek web site, a self described "noncommercial site devoted to collectible weaving's, where rug enthusiasts can connect".
I began by participating in the discussion forums, contributing commentary and uploading images on the site, and then graduated to composing a few articles, archived under the "Salons and Selected Discussions" heading, which include; Streams of Influence: Motives and Origins of Moroccan Carpet Design; The Turkmen Brocaded Palas as Pile Woven Gul Format Prototype ; and contributions to various discussions headed by other authors. As such, I am eternally indebted to Turkotek and it's two moderators, Steve Price and Filiberto Boncompagni, for their generous aid and tutelage in web composition.
My site started out with just the Gallery, Inventory, Links and Homepage, but as the volume of photographs in my portfolio expanded, it became apparent that the bulk of the composition was to be eventually found on the photos pages.
Being, as stated, the confirmed and incorrigible hiker of both urban and rural verdure, I of course love both nature and architecture, but especially enjoy architecture as a subject.
The Baltimore-Washington area, being possessed of such a rich architectural history,affords great photographic opportunities, being home to such beautiful and historic buildings sculpture, etc..
Yet there is much beauty and nostalgia in everyday buildings and structures and streetscapes, and so I think that Elbe's Beer and Wine in Wheaton, as well as The Golden Bull in Adelphi, are worthy of a closer look...
About The Author...
Born in Kent Ohio in 1960, my parents shortly thereafter moved to Bedford Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, only to relocate to the Washington DC metro area in the summer of 1967. Aside from brief relocations to Baton Rogue Louisiana and Fairfax Virginia, I have resided in the DC metro area all of my life and including Germantown Maryland, downtown Frederick Maryland, downtown Silver Spring Maryland, and the Dupont and Thomas Circle neighborhoods of downtown Washington DC.
About Major Pages...
The Home Page features a signature photo of my sitting room with some examples of my textile collection displayed on the walls, as well as some prime examples from my collection, and a series of master links to various pages
On the Projects page, one finds photographs of various projects which I have undertaken over the years, ranging from the restoration of a log cabin to the stripping and refinishing of antique chairs, to
the preservation of a Pennsylvania German dower chest with an inscribed date of 1750- the tulip emblazoned door panel of which is depicted at left.
The Links Page lists an eclectic assortment of Internet resources and information ...
The Genesis of a Collector...
Antiques, Collectibles and Curiosities Washington D.C.Photos
