Meet Traditional Barnegat Bay Decoy Carver & Folk Artist, J.P. Hand!

Description

Tuckerton Seaport Folklife Director Lesley Schierenbeck interviews J.P. Hand of Goshen, New Jersey. JP has been carving traditional Barnegat Bay decoys for the past 50+ years. In this interview, he discusses how decoy carving became a part of his life, his mentorships with Hurley Conklin and Harry V. Shourds III, as well as the way in which he keeps the tradition alive through his apprenticeships.

Photographs:
- JP standing outside of his workshop in Goshen, New Jersey with a flying black duck
- JP holding a Hurley Conklin mallard drake (male) decoy
- JP's office and mantel adorned with some decoys and his reference library


JP Hand volunteers his time at the Tuckerton Seaport in helping to educate school groups on the importance of decoy carving, as well as teaching master courses on carving to adults.

Participants

• Jamie Hand
  
• Tuckerton Seaport
  

Interview By

• Tuckerton Seaport