The Arts & Crafts Coppersmithing Tradition
Previously Published on Berkeleyside on August 20th, 2015
Article and Photos by Melati Citrawireja
Audel Davis (pictured) and his wife, Lynne, live in a home tucked down a shady street off University Avenue. Apart from a few pesky crows that…
Of Cottages and Castles
The Pasadena Museum of California Art has the Arts & Crafts Community in mind once again as they masterfully present, Of Cottages and Castles: The Art of California Faience. It is open through April 3rd, 2016.
One of the longest enduring…
Lights On The Prairie: The New Aesthetic
Originally Published in the October 2015 Edition of the Two Red Roses Foundation Newsletter
The development and emergent use of the electric light bulb in the late years of the nineteenth century prompted designers and craftspeople to consider…
To Clean Or Not To Clean
From the Desk of Dianne Ayres, textilestudio.com
Cleaning antique textiles provides many quandaries, among them -- "What is that stain?", "Can it be removed?", "Are the colors of the design and fabric permanent?" and "Does the value of the…
The United States of Arts & Crafts Part 2
Arts and Crafts antiques dealer Gus Bostrom is back with the second half of his epic American road trip! Click here to re-read the first half of their grand adventure!
We arrived in Boston and headed straight for the Museum of Fine Arts and…
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ArtsandCraftsCollector.com is a website dedicated to exploring the works, artisans, historical origins and the contemporary revival of the American Arts & Crafts Movement. The historic movement started as a response to the country’s Industrial Revolution and encouraged simple design paying tribute to the natural world over the intricate design of the Victorian era.