4 Major Arts & Crafts Events in Coming Weeks

It's time to start gearing up for a busy season of Arts & Crafts auctions, exhibitions and shows. As we roll into the summer months, be sure to check out our Calendar for even more exciting events. -- May 20th in Oak Park, IL. and Online: Treadyway Toomey Galleries is holding yet another incredible 20th Century Auction boasting the finest collection of Gustav Stickley to come to market. The catalog for this major Arts & Crafts event is available now on their website...

Cold River Furniture - A Closer Look

By Alexandra Fisher

As Peter Maynard, owner of Cold River Furniture and woodworker extraordinaire, speaks to me about his business, I can't help but imagine what his workshop looks like. After having one of their best shows ever at this past February's Arts & Crafts Conference I can only picture commissions stacked to the ceiling and wood shavings scattered across the floor.

But forget about the workshop's condition because Peter & Marcie Maynard...

Besieged By Carpenter Bees?

April showers may bring May flowers, but with the flowers also come the drone of carpenter bees boring holes into the underside of our decks, railings and rafter tails.

Carpenter bees look nearly identical to bumble bees, immediately begging the question: can they sting?

The male carpenter bees are very aggressive, often flying within inches of your face, but they cannot sting. The females, however, which are not as territorial nor as aggressive...

Three Days, Three Cities

Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seattle.

Temple Square, Castro Street, Pike Place Market.

Each formerly a haven for social outcasts, each now a popular tourist attraction.

And with just a few hours between appearances and airport security lines, I, too, was drawn to each with the little time that I had to myself.

Just prior to the Civil War, I learned, the Mormons had tried to persuade the United States government to declare Deseret...