Separated by Velum pages with a single black and white image printed to inenhance the tactile nature of learning about Sam through the commentary provided by those who know Sam and his work best. Maloof Beyond An American Woodworker is a work of art in its own right. This limited edition book will be enjoyed long past our lifetime.
From the richly toned hand-tooled leather binding, to the stunning photographs personally printed by the artist and carefully collected quotations, this hand-assembled book is a celebration of what can be achieved through persistence, dedication and attention to detail.
Volunteers Wanted. The Maloof is looking for volunteers for:. If you are interested, please visit our Volunteer page here. The grant provides urgently needed funding for the repair and replacement of the roof of the Maloof Historic Home and three other buildings. To read the whole story, click here. Now in its eighth year, the Maloof Veterans Workshop serves men and women from the U. Military's in healing from PTSD. This workshop was developed as a way of introducing veterans to the healing effects of art-making through an exploration of the skills, tools, materials and processes of woodworking.
Maloof Online Store. Books and videos relating to Sam and Alfreda's life and work are available for online purchase. Show Your Support. Sam's formal education ended after high school. He earned money painting store windows and signs on buildings.
In this work led to a job as a draftsman for Harold Graham, an industrial designer. In Sam was drafted into the Army as a private. His skills were quickly recognized and he was put to work as a draftsman.
He was eventually promoted to master sergeant and later posted to the Aleutians and Alaska. After being released from active duty in he worked briefly as a graphic artist for Angelus Pacific, a decal company in Los Angeles. He enrolled in night classes at the Frank Wiggins Trade School, where he learned to use woodworking machines and started making furniture for his small apartment.
Millard Sheets hired him to do a silk screen. Over the next two years Sam worked as his assistant. Sheets introduced him to the world of painting, sculpture and other fine arts. They married soon after. When he could no longer give Sheets the undivided attention that studio work demanded, Sam began woodworking full time, at first, simple furniture using plywood salvaged by a friend from construction forms.
To clean the plywood Sam had a tombstone cutter sandblast it which produced an attractive etched grain effect, a process later copied by U. He purchased a home in a seven acre lemon grove in Ontario, California, built a workshop outfitted with rudimentary tools in the garage and began making furniture for his home. The magazine then asked him to do drawings for woodworking plans to sell. After two years with Sheets he left his job and became a full time woodworker.
Sam's first commission was a disaster when the interior designer insisted he finish a dining table, chairs and buffet with a dreary brown stain. The client liked it all except for the color. After carting it all back to the shop and stripping the stain, the cost of materials consumed his entire commission; a mistake that he did not make again. In Sam received a call from Henry Dreyfuss, designer of the Super G Constellation airliner, Hoover vacuum cleaners and other iconic products, who had seen and liked his furniture.
For the next five years commissions came from a designer showroom. After Individual commissions grew he took commissions directly from clients.
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