Collector’s Guide

Working With Raw Leather

Editor's note: this article has been republished. Original date of publication: September 2nd, 2016     I found myself needing to attach a different kind of leather to a Roycroft chair seat and to a replica of an L. & J.G.…

The Life of Artus Van Briggle

by Kate Nixon                                 Artus Van Briggle for Van Briggle Pottery glazed earthenware vases offered in Rago Arts and…

Object & Home at Rago’s PLUS Art Pottery Highlights at Toomey & Co

by Kate Nixon   Object & Home Rago Arts and Auctions Thursday, November 18th 10:00 am EST On Thursday, November 18th, Rago's Arts and Auctions brings a variety of fine art, furniture, lighting and home decor during the Object &…

Teddy Roosevelt: An Arts and Crafts President

by Kate Nixon   The 26th American President Theodore Roosevelt was an avid supporter of simplified living, as well as a lover of American landscapes and of art inspired by nature, all of which in 1901 connected the young president to…

Becoming Roycroft: Joining the Roycrofters

by Kate Nixon   While the influence of the Roycroft Shops in East Aurora, New York, declined by 1938, the Arts & Crafts philosophy and high-quality designs re-emerged as the Roycroft Renaissance in 1976. Historians, artists and residents,…

Turn Pottery Into Art Pottery: The Pre-Conference Workshop

by Kate Nixon   During the third week – and subsequent weekend – of February, the National Arts and Crafts Conference at the Grove Park Inn will annually celebrate a cornerstone ideal of the Arts and Crafts Movement, known as “Head,…

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